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.
Where to Watch Industrial Revelations • Season 2
10 Episodes
Bread and Beer
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Bread and BeerComedian Mark Williams explains how 19th-century Britons drank beer as a healthy alternative to water because the fermentation process killed many harmful bacteria
What to Wear?
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What to Wear?Mark Williams discovers how 19th-century hats were made of rabbit fur that had been shrunk in urine
Gas on Wheels
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Gas on WheelsThe use of gas to power the machines and inventions from the Industrial Revolution are explained by Mark Williams
Print and Paper
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Print and PaperIn 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
Under Pressure
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Under PressureMark Williams visits a pub cellar and bridges across the Tyne, all powered by hydraulics, revealing how the beer pump started a power revolution
Building a Revolution
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Building a RevolutionDocumentary exploring how the massive construction boom triggered by the Industrial Revolution forced the building industry to find new materials to cope with increasing demand.
Bright Sparks
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Bright SparksHow the electricity industry was created from scientific experimentation and entrepreneurial enthusiasm - becoming the world's main power source.
Heavy Metals
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Heavy MetalsThe development of the Cornish mining industry, from pebble-picking in streams to the building of a honeycomb of mines below the sea
Cutting it Fine
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Cutting it FineHow silk was instrumental in the invention of the binary code, which went on to inspire the computer revolution.
Machine Tools
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Machine ToolsMark Williams learns about Joseph Whitworth, the man who standardised the threaded screw. Plus, the total cost of wood required to build HMS Victory
