Mark Williams
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Industrial Revelations
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Episode 130 min2002-01-10
Boom Time
The introduction of Britain's canal system. Plus, how coal transportation was crucial to the Industrial Revolution.
Episode 230 min2002-01-17
Pants for All
Mark Williams discovers how comfortable cotton fabrics became available to everyone with the introduction of water-powered textile mills
Episode 330 min2002-01-24
Clocking On
Mark Williams discovers how engineer James Brindley tunnelled through hills in a straight line, and details the emergence of Josiah Wedgwood's pottery business as a global industry
Episode 430 min2002-01-31
Pennine Passage
How the Leeds and Liverpool Canal turned two rival counties into hotbeds of activity, bringing wealth to mill owners during the Industrial Revolution
Episode 530 min2002-02-07
Working Iron
How Thomas Telford and the Darby family used iron to create new transport routes during the Industrial Revolution.
Episode 630 min2002-02-14
Coining It
Mark Williams visits Birmingham to experience what life was like during the Industrial Revolution for those employed in the glassworks and jewellery trades
Episode 730 min2002-02-21
Cutting Edge
How mass-produced, high-quality steel and the development of structured transport systems in northern England created a world-renowned industry
Episode 830 min2002-02-28
The Iron Horse
Mark Williams learns how frantic competition among Welsh rivals drove the development and installation of the world's first steam locomotive
Episode 930 min2002-03-04
Highland Flop
More powerful steam engines solve a variety of problems during the Industrial Revolution.
Episode 1030 min2002-03-11
Power Crazy
Why steam engines were developed during the Industrial Revolution to solve a range of engineering and social problems
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