Mark Williams
Industrial Revelations (2002)
Season 1
Industrial Revelations is a Documentary show showing the connections between related industrial advances. The show's presenter has changed several times since the first series in 2002 hosted by Mark Williams.
Released Jan. 10, 2002
Episode 30 min
None+
S1E1 - Boom Time
The introduction of Britain's canal system. Plus, how coal transportation was crucial to the Industrial Revolution.
Jan. 10, 2002, midnight
S1E2 - Pants for All
Mark Williams discovers how comfortable cotton fabrics became available to everyone with the introduction of water-powered textile mills
Jan. 17, 2002, midnight
S1E3 - Clocking On
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
Jan. 24, 2002, midnight
S1E4 - Pennine Passage
How the Leeds and Liverpool Canal turned two rival counties into hotbeds of activity, bringing wealth to mill owners during the Industrial Revolution
Jan. 31, 2002, midnight
S1E5 - Working Iron
How Thomas Telford and the Darby family used iron to create new transport routes during the Industrial Revolution.
Feb. 7, 2002, midnight
S1E6 - Coining It
Mark Williams visits Birmingham to experience what life was like during the Industrial Revolution for those employed in the glassworks and jewellery trades
Feb. 14, 2002, midnight
S1E7 - Cutting Edge
How mass-produced, high-quality steel and the development of structured transport systems in northern England created a world-renowned industry
Feb. 21, 2002, midnight
S1E8 - The Iron Horse
Mark Williams learns how frantic competition among Welsh rivals drove the development and installation of the world's first steam locomotive
Feb. 28, 2002, midnight
S1E9 - Highland Flop
More powerful steam engines solve a variety of problems during the Industrial Revolution.
March 4, 2002, midnight
S1E10 - Power Crazy
Why steam engines were developed during the Industrial Revolution to solve a range of engineering and social problems
March 11, 2002, midnight
Network: Discovery
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Jan. 10, 2002
Last Air Date: Jan. 1, 2008, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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