Comedian Mark Williams explains how 19th-century Britons drank beer as a healthy alternative to water because the fermentation process killed many harmful bacteria Air Date : 10th-Jan-2005  Read More

Mark Williams discovers how 19th-century hats were made of rabbit fur that had been shrunk in urine Air Date : 17th-Jan-2005  Read More

The use of gas to power the machines and inventions from the Industrial Revolution are explained by Mark Williams Air Date : 24th-Jan-2005  Read More

In a look at the history of printing, Mark Williams discovers why early typesetters arranged lower-case letters according to their usage, with the most common being in the middle Air Date : 31st-Jan-2005  Read More

Mark Williams visits a pub cellar and bridges across the Tyne, all powered by hydraulics, revealing how the beer pump started a power revolution Air Date : 7th-Feb-2005  Read More

Documentary exploring how the massive construction boom triggered by the Industrial Revolution forced the building industry to find new materials to cope with increasing demand. Air Date : 14th-Feb-2005  Read More

How the electricity industry was created from scientific experimentation and entrepreneurial enthusiasm - becoming the world's main power source. Air Date : 21st-Feb-2005  Read More

The development of the Cornish mining industry, from pebble-picking in streams to the building of a honeycomb of mines below the sea Air Date : 28th-Feb-2005  Read More

How silk was instrumental in the invention of the binary code, which went on to inspire the computer revolution. Air Date : 7th-Mar-2005  Read More

Mark Williams learns about Joseph Whitworth, the man who standardised the threaded screw. Plus, the total cost of wood required to build HMS Victory Air Date : 14th-Mar-2005  Read More