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How Britain Worked

Birmingham Botanical Gardens may seem an unlikely place to explore the wonders of the Industrial Revolution, but behind its fragrant borders Guy Martin finds a hidden world of Victorian engineering

2015
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Guy helps restore the oldest surviving Brixham sailing trawler, the boat that launched the modern fishing industry and transformed the way a nation ate
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In this edition Guy's project is the first piston engine ever built. The Newcomen Beam Engine was the first practical device to harness the power of steam and kick-started the Industrial Revolution.
Episodes 2014
46:33
Guy visits Llandudno to help get this Queen of Victorian resorts up to scratch in time for the summer season.
47:11
Guy works to get a Yorkshire saw mill up and running again, and then use it to make a replica of one of the less-celebrated…
48:10
Guy helps to overhaul a steam locomotive used on the popular Severn Valley Railway, a 16-mile stretch of track in Shropshire…
In this edition Guy's project is the first piston engine ever built.
Guy visits Llandudno to help get this Queen of Victorian resorts up to scratch in time for the summer season.
Guy works to get a Yorkshire saw mill up and running again, and then use it to make a replica of one of the less-celebrated…
Guy helps to overhaul a steam locomotive used on the popular Severn Valley Railway, a 16-mile stretch of track in Shropshire…
Episodes 2013
Birmingham Botanical Gardens may seem an unlikely place to explore the wonders of the Industrial Revolution, but hidden behind…
Guy helps restore the oldest surviving Brixham sailing trawler, the boat that launched the modern fishing industry and…
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