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Industrial Revelations

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Industrial Revelations Season 1, Episode 1: Boom Time

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The introduction of Britain's canal system. Plus, how coal transportation was crucial to the Industrial Revolution. Watch Industrial Revelations Season 1, Episode 1 Boom Time in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Industrial Revelations Season 1, Episode 1 and share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Episodes

10 episodes
1

Boom Time

The introduction of Britain's canal system. Plus, how coal transportation was crucial to the Industrial Revolution.

30 min
2

Pants for All

Mark Williams discovers how comfortable cotton fabrics became available to everyone with the introduction of water-powered textile mills

30 min
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

30 min
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

30 min
5

Working Iron

How Thomas Telford and the Darby family used iron to create new transport routes during the Industrial Revolution.

30 min
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

30 min
7

Cutting Edge

How mass-produced, high-quality steel and the development of structured transport systems in northern England created a world-renowned industry

30 min
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

30 min
9

Highland Flop

More powerful steam engines solve a variety of problems during the Industrial Revolution.

30 min
10

Power Crazy

Why steam engines were developed during the Industrial Revolution to solve a range of engineering and social problems

30 min