Industrial Revelations
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.
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Season 1
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E1
Boom Time
The introduction of Britain's canal system. Plus, how coal transportation was crucial to the Industrial Revolution.
Jan 10, 2002 -
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E2
Pants for All
Mark Williams discovers how comfortable cotton fabrics became available to everyone with the introduction of water-powered textile mills
Jan 17, 2002 -
3
E3
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
Jan 24, 2002 -
4
E4
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
Jan 31, 2002 -
5
E5
Working Iron
How Thomas Telford and the Darby family used iron to create new transport routes during the Industrial Revolution.
Feb 7, 2002 -
6
E6
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
Feb 14, 2002 -
7
E7
Cutting Edge
How mass-produced, high-quality steel and the development of structured transport systems in northern England created a world-renowned industry
Feb 21, 2002 -
8
E8
The Iron Horse
Mark Williams learns how frantic competition among Welsh rivals drove the development and installation of the world's first steam locomotive
Feb 28, 2002 -
9
E9
Highland Flop
More powerful steam engines solve a variety of problems during the Industrial Revolution.
Mar 4, 2002 -
10
E10
Power Crazy
Why steam engines were developed during the Industrial Revolution to solve a range of engineering and social problems
Mar 11, 2002