Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain (2005)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 2005-03-08
Last Air Date: 2005-05-24
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 12
Top Cast
- Fred Dibnah as Self - Presenter
Seasons
Season 1 (2005)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Passion of a Lifetime
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.
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Ep. 2: Collecting the Coal
Fred visits an open cast mine near Wigan to get coal to power his engine, then goes to Astley Green Mining Museum in Lancashire.
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Ep. 3: The Source of Iron
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.
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Ep. 4: Castings
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.
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Ep. 5: Water and Boilers
Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age, visiting Ryhope pumping station in Sunderland and the Israel Newton boiler works in Bradford.
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Ep. 6: The Road to Steel City
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.
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Ep. 7: Mechanics and Riveters
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.
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Ep. 8: Pattern Making
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.
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Ep. 9: Engines at Work
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.
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Ep. 10: Chains and Copper
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.
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Ep. 11: The Engineering Workshop
The Engineering Workshop
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Ep. 12: A Lifetime's Achievement
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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