Industrial Revelations
Season 52002
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.
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.
10 Episodes
The introduction of Britain's canal system. Plus, how coal transportation was crucial to the Industrial Revolution.
January 10, 2002Mark Williams discovers how comfortable cotton fabrics became available to everyone with the introduction of water-powered textile mills
January 17, 2002Mark 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
January 24, 2002How the Leeds and Liverpool Canal turned two rival counties into hotbeds of activity, bringing wealth to mill owners during the Industrial Revolution
January 31, 2002How Thomas Telford and the Darby family used iron to create new transport routes during the Industrial Revolution.
February 7, 2002Mark Williams visits Birmingham to experience what life was like during the Industrial Revolution for those employed in the glassworks and jewellery trades
February 14, 2002How mass-produced, high-quality steel and the development of structured transport systems in northern England created a world-renowned industry
February 21, 2002Mark Williams learns how frantic competition among Welsh rivals drove the development and installation of the world's first steam locomotive
February 28, 2002More powerful steam engines solve a variety of problems during the Industrial Revolution.
March 4, 2002Why steam engines were developed during the Industrial Revolution to solve a range of engineering and social problems
March 11, 2002