Industrial Revelations

Season 4

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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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10 Episodes

Bread, Beer and Salt
E1
Bread, Beer and SaltWith industrialisation, there were more mouths in towns and cities to feed and fewer men left to work the land. So how did food production keep up?
Building Europe
E2
Building EuropeHow did the building trade keep up with the demand for materials during the expansion of the Industrial Revolution, and what do oranges have to do with it?
The City
E3
The CityCities were traditionally developed around water until the railway age expanded their boundaries. As the population grew, how did they cope?
Cotton, Linen and Rope
E4
Cotton, Linen and RopeFor centuries craftsmen and women turned natural fibres into clothes. Ronald Topp explores what happened when machines began to replace manual labour.
Eiffel's Tower
E5
Eiffel's TowerEiffel was the world's greatest exponent of the use of iron in construction, creating the his famous Tower in 1889. How did engineering in iron reach such heights?
Exploding Engines
E6
Exploding EnginesRonald Top examines the beginnings of motor cars. Benz and Daimler were early pioneers, but prior to that there were attempts at steam-powered road vehicles.
High Fliers
E7
High FliersFlight has always been humanity's dream. Ronald Top discovers that thanks to some paper thrown onto a fire, a duck, a cock and a sheep, it was made possible.
Perfect Porcelain
E8
Perfect PorcelainRonald Topp investigates the new techniques and ways of working that turned local potteries into an international industry.
Steaming up the Alps
E9
Steaming up the AlpsRonald Top examines how railways conquered the mountains, with a little help from George Stevenson. He's in the Alps to see how funicular railways work.
Swedish Waterways
E10
Swedish WaterwaysWaterways are flourishing in Europe, but how is it that a system designed for 17th-century trade is still viable in the 21st? Ronald Topp finds out.