Industrial Revelations (2002)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 2002-01-10
Last Air Date: 2008-01-01
Number of Seasons: 5
Number of Episodes: 46
Networks: Discovery
Top Cast
- Mark Williams as N/A
- Rory McGrath as N/A
Seasons
Season 1 (2002)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Boom Time
The introduction of Britain's canal system. Plus, how coal transportation was crucial to the Industrial Revolution.
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Ep. 2: Pants for All
Mark Williams discovers how comfortable cotton fabrics became available to everyone with the introduction of water-powered textile mills
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Ep. 3: Clocking On
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
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Ep. 4: Pennine Passage
How the Leeds and Liverpool Canal turned two rival counties into hotbeds of activity, bringing wealth to mill owners during the Industrial Revolution
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Ep. 5: Working Iron
How Thomas Telford and the Darby family used iron to create new transport routes during the Industrial Revolution.
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Ep. 6: Coining It
Mark Williams visits Birmingham to experience what life was like during the Industrial Revolution for those employed in the glassworks and jewellery trades
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Ep. 7: Cutting Edge
How mass-produced, high-quality steel and the development of structured transport systems in northern England created a world-renowned industry
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Ep. 8: The Iron Horse
Mark Williams learns how frantic competition among Welsh rivals drove the development and installation of the world's first steam locomotive
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Ep. 9: Highland Flop
More powerful steam engines solve a variety of problems during the Industrial Revolution.
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Ep. 10: Power Crazy
Why steam engines were developed during the Industrial Revolution to solve a range of engineering and social problems
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