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Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain

2005 - 2005

The Passion of a Lifetime

8th March 2005
Episode 1
The late Fred Dibnah searches for technology from a bygone age. In this first episode, he demolishes his last ever chimney at a textile mill near Oldham.

Collecting the Coal

15th March 2005
Episode 2
Fred visits an open cast mine near Wigan to get coal to power his engine, then goes to Astley Green Mining Museum in Lancashire.

The Source of Iron

22nd March 2005
Episode 3
Fred reaches Cumbria where iron ore was once mined on a large scale, and enjoys the Lake District on a friend's steam boat. It's then on to the Florence Mine.

Castings

29th March 2005
Episode 4
Fred and his steersman Alf travel up to Scotland, where they marvel at the ingenuity of the Falkirk Wheel and visit one of the region's few surviving iron works.

Water and Boilers

5th April 2005
Episode 5
Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age, visiting Ryhope pumping station in Sunderland and the Israel Newton boiler works in Bradford.

The Road to Steel City

12th April 2005
Episode 6
Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age. He visits a forge in Sheffield.

Mechanics and Riveters

19th April 2005
Episode 7
Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred visits a company that makes ornate carvings.

Pattern Making

26th April 2005
Episode 8
Documentary series. Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age. He visits David Ragsdale, a skilled pattern maker who owns six steam engines.

Engines at Work

3rd May 2005
Episode 9
Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred visits a pumping station with a triple expansion engine.

Chains and Copper

10th May 2005
Episode 10
Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred watches the skills of an authentic chain maker.

The Engineering Workshop

17th May 2005
Episode 11
The Engineering Workshop

A Lifetime's Achievement

24th May 2005
Episode 12
Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain. In the final episode, Fred travels down to London to collect his MBE from the Queen.
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Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain in his restored traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age.

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