Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain

1. E1. The Passion of a Lifetime

   Mar 8, 2005

   The late Fred Dibnah searches for technology from a bygone age. In this first episode, he demolishes his last ever chimney at a textile mill near Oldham.

2. E2. Collecting the Coal

   Mar 15, 2005

   Fred visits an open cast mine near Wigan to get coal to power his engine, then goes to Astley Green Mining Museum in Lancashire.

3. E3. The Source of Iron

   Mar 22, 2005

   Fred reaches Cumbria where iron ore was once mined on a large scale, and enjoys the Lake District on a friend's steam boat. It's then on to the Florence Mine.

4. E4. Castings

   Mar 29, 2005

   Fred and his steersman Alf travel up to Scotland, where they marvel at the ingenuity of the Falkirk Wheel and visit one of the region's few surviving iron works.

5. E5. Water and Boilers

   Apr 5, 2005

   Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age, visiting Ryhope pumping station in Sunderland and the Israel Newton boiler works in Bradford.

6. E6. The Road to Steel City

   Apr 12, 2005

   Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age. He visits a forge in Sheffield.

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