Made in Great Britain
Season 12018
Series telling the story of how the craft and manufacturing skills have shaped the country's towns and cities and built modern Great Britain.
Series telling the story of how the craft and manufacturing skills have shaped the country's towns and cities and built modern Great Britain.
6 Episodes
The makers experience Sheffield's transformation into an industrial powerhouse known as 'Steel City', famous throughout the world for making high quality steel and cutlery.
October 26, 2018
This episode traces our love affair with chocolate back to York. Chocolate was transformed here from a luxury drink for the rich into the nation's favourite.
November 2, 2018
This episode looks at Luton's glamourous secret. While today the town is famous for its airport, it is a little-known fact that it once led the world in hat-making.
November 16, 2018
Steph McGovern leads the makers through the ages from the 17th century to the present day, revealing how Stoke-on-Trent dominated the pottery industry, transforming from a collection of rural villages to a city that became the world capital of ceramics.
November 23, 2018
The makers arrive in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, home of one of Britain's most loved cheeses, to discover its surprising story.
December 7, 2018
The makers discover how Northampton dominated the shoe industry for centuries, becoming the shoe capital of Britain and exporting fancy footwear all over the globe.
December 14, 2018