How The Victorians Built Britain
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1:00:00How The Victorians Built Britain
In Blackpool, Michael Buerk discovers how the seaside mini-break was transformed from a perk of the wealthy to a British institution.
1:00:00Michael travels to Bristol to Brunel's 'first love' the Clifton Suspension Bridge and discovers how the tragic Tay Bridge disaster in Scotland led to huge leaps in technology.
1:00:00The Victorians built the most technologically advanced ships in the world, helping them to dominate the high seas in peace, war, leisure and trade. They even created the first submarine, an ingenious invention that made naval history.
1:00:00Michael Buerk jumps on board an original locomotive to discover the effect that the burgeoning rail network had on Victorian Britain.
1:00:00Cotton's place at the heart of mass production is examined, via the creation of the first inter-city railway, a game-changing industrial loom and the birth of the Manchester Ship Canal.
1:00:00Michael reveals how Victorians created the sewer system, providing fresh, clean water for all. The revolution began in Liverpool, which suffered the highest mortality rates in the country. But it took the Great Stink of 1858 to convince Parliament to create a sewer system for the capital.
1:00:00Michael reveals how Victorian engineers revolutionised public transport, with the inventions of the omnibus, the modern-day bicycle and the London Underground.