The introduction of Britain's canal system. Plus, how coal transportation was crucial to the Industrial Revolution. Air Date : 10th-Jan-2002  Read More

Mark Williams discovers how comfortable cotton fabrics became available to everyone with the introduction of water-powered textile mills Air Date : 17th-Jan-2002  Read More

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 Air Date : 24th-Jan-2002  Read More

How the Leeds and Liverpool Canal turned two rival counties into hotbeds of activity, bringing wealth to mill owners during the Industrial Revolution Air Date : 31st-Jan-2002  Read More

How Thomas Telford and the Darby family used iron to create new transport routes during the Industrial Revolution. Air Date : 7th-Feb-2002  Read More

Mark Williams visits Birmingham to experience what life was like during the Industrial Revolution for those employed in the glassworks and jewellery trades Air Date : 14th-Feb-2002  Read More

How mass-produced, high-quality steel and the development of structured transport systems in northern England created a world-renowned industry Air Date : 21st-Feb-2002  Read More

Mark Williams learns how frantic competition among Welsh rivals drove the development and installation of the world's first steam locomotive Air Date : 28th-Feb-2002  Read More

More powerful steam engines solve a variety of problems during the Industrial Revolution. Air Date : 4th-Mar-2002  Read More

Why steam engines were developed during the Industrial Revolution to solve a range of engineering and social problems Air Date : 11th-Mar-2002  Read More