Aired: 1/10/2002
The introduction of Britain's canal system. Plus, how coal transportation was crucial to the Industrial Revolution.
Aired: 1/17/2002
Mark Williams discovers how comfortable cotton fabrics became available to everyone with the introduction of water-powered textile mills
Aired: 1/24/2002
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
Aired: 1/31/2002
How the Leeds and Liverpool Canal turned two rival counties into hotbeds of activity, bringing wealth to mill owners during the Industrial Revolution
Aired: 2/7/2002
How Thomas Telford and the Darby family used iron to create new transport routes during the Industrial Revolution.
Aired: 2/14/2002
Mark Williams visits Birmingham to experience what life was like during the Industrial Revolution for those employed in the glassworks and jewellery trades
Aired: 2/21/2002
How mass-produced, high-quality steel and the development of structured transport systems in northern England created a world-renowned industry
Aired: 2/28/2002
Mark Williams learns how frantic competition among Welsh rivals drove the development and installation of the world's first steam locomotive
Aired: 3/4/2002
More powerful steam engines solve a variety of problems during the Industrial Revolution.
Aired: 3/11/2002
Why steam engines were developed during the Industrial Revolution to solve a range of engineering and social problems
