The Past at Work

Season 11980

The birth and development of the Industrial Revolution is explored by visiting factories, mines, and other industrial relics where the modern world was made -- not by statesmen and philosophers, but by men, women and children with dirt on their hands.

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The birth and development of the Industrial Revolution is explored by visiting factories, mines, and other industrial relics where the modern world was made -- not by statesmen and philosophers, but by men, women and children with dirt on their hands.

First Aired
March 25, 1980
Last Aired
May 13, 1980
Seasons
1
Episodes
8
Genre
Documentary
Status
Ended
Language
English
Network
BBC Two
Production
BBC
Cast