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British Isles: A User’s Guide to Natural History
Episode 5 - Revolution
- Broadcast
- 2004 (58 mins)
In this programme we examine how the advent of the Industrial Revolution radically changed the British landscape.
Caterham: Survival of the Fastest
Caterham: Survival of the Fastest
- Broadcast
- 2003 (59 mins)
Simon Nearn faces a tricky problem when he takes charge of the small British sports car company founded by his father. Caterham Cars builds the Caterham Seven, the fastest accelerating production sports car...
Deco: The Art of Glamour
Deco: The Art of Glamour
- Broadcast
- 2003 (48 mins)
Docu re Art Deco, style which influenced 1920s & 1930s architecture and design internationally, featured in Victoria & Albert museum exhibition. India France Paris New York
The Big Picture
Eurofighter- Weapon of Mass Construction
- Broadcast
- 2003 (49 mins)
This is the story of Europe’s biggest ever defence programme. Surrounded by controversy, billions of pounds over budget and ten years late, the multi-role Eurofighters are finally being delivered. It’s a...
What the Industrial Revolution Did For Us
Material World
- Broadcast
- 2003 (29 mins)
Dan traces the origins of Industrial Revolution back to the unlikeliest of places: the tea tables tables of Georgian Britain, where an appetite for the good life helped to create our modern, material world....
What the Industrial Revolution Did For Us
Working Wonders
- Broadcast
- 2003 (29 mins)
Whether we think it’s a good thing or not, our experiences of working life in the 21st century - crowded cities, machine-driven factories, the office 9 to 5, the crush of the rush-hour - have their roots...
What the Industrial Revolution Did For Us
On the Move
- Broadcast
- 2003 (29 mins)
In a new six part series, Dan Cruickshank explores one of the most inventive and surprising periods in history. In 1750 transport was as basic as it had been during the time of the Romans; less than 100...
What the Industrial Revolution Did For Us
Modern Medicine
- Broadcast
- 2003 (29 mins)
Series of 6 x 30 min programmes, presented by Dan Cruickshank. As the Industrial Revolution began, medical practice was in the dark ages. Disease was rife and the average life expectancy was 36 years. Dan...
What the Industrial Revolution Did For Us
War Machine
- Broadcast
- 2003 (29 mins)
Series of 6 x 30 min programmes presented by Dan Cruickshank. Dan Cruickshank discovers how the Industrial Revolution created modern warfare, as well as some of our most important inventions - from the...
What the Industrial Revolution Did For Us
City Living
- Broadcast
- 2003 (29 mins)
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the day-to-day lives of ordinary Britons had remained unchanged for centuries. Homes were largely rural and functional, and the idea of decorative and comfortable...