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Industrial Revelations

2002 - 2008

Boom Time

10th January 2002
Episode 1
The introduction of Britain's canal system. Plus, how coal transportation was crucial to the Industrial Revolution.

Pants for All

17th January 2002
Episode 2
Mark Williams discovers how comfortable cotton fabrics became available to everyone with the introduction of water-powered textile mills

Clocking On

24th January 2002
Episode 3
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

Pennine Passage

31st January 2002
Episode 4
How the Leeds and Liverpool Canal turned two rival counties into hotbeds of activity, bringing wealth to mill owners during the Industrial Revolution

Working Iron

7th February 2002
Episode 5
How Thomas Telford and the Darby family used iron to create new transport routes during the Industrial Revolution.

Coining It

14th February 2002
Episode 6
Mark Williams visits Birmingham to experience what life was like during the Industrial Revolution for those employed in the glassworks and jewellery trades

Cutting Edge

21st February 2002
Episode 7
How mass-produced, high-quality steel and the development of structured transport systems in northern England created a world-renowned industry

The Iron Horse

28th February 2002
Episode 8
Mark Williams learns how frantic competition among Welsh rivals drove the development and installation of the world's first steam locomotive

Highland Flop

4th March 2002
Episode 9
More powerful steam engines solve a variety of problems during the Industrial Revolution.

Power Crazy

11th March 2002
Episode 10
Why steam engines were developed during the Industrial Revolution to solve a range of engineering and social problems
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Industrial Revelations is a Documentary show showing the connections between related industrial advances. The show's presenter has changed several times since the first series in 2002 hosted by Mark Williams.

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