Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age

Fred Dibnah celebrates our nation’s rich industrial heritage, beginning with a look at the development of the iron and steel industries at Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire.

Fred traces the development of the railways from the first steam locomotive to the world record-breaking Mallard. Fred takes a look at the great age of shipbuilding.

Fred takes us to factories and structures that spearheaded the Industrial Revolution and shows how the machines worked. Fred traces the development of Britain’s textile industry.