The Past at Work
tv show
8 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired March 25, 1980
Genres:
Overview
The birth and development of the Industrial Revolution is explored by visiting factories, mines, and other industrial relics where the modern world was made -- not by statesmen and philosophers, but by men, women and children with dirt on their hands.
Railway Mania
Season 1 - Episode 8 - 0h 25m
Air Date
May 13, 1980
Overview
Anthony Burton travels from York through Leeds and Harrogate to discover more about Britain's industrial past and the role of railway companies in the 19th Century. Along the way, he finds out about the dark and dangerous work of tunnelling, the different classes of passenger coaches and the grandeur of railway hotels.