Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain

• E1

  The Passion of a Lifetime

  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.

  2005-03-08
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• E2

  Collecting the Coal

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

  2005-03-15
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• E3

  The Source of Iron

  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.

  2005-03-22
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• E4

  Castings

  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.

  2005-03-29
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• E5

  Water and Boilers

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

  2005-04-05
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• E6

  The Road to Steel City

  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.

  2005-04-12
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• E7

  Mechanics and Riveters

  Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred visits a company that makes ornate carvings.

  2005-04-19
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• E8

  Pattern Making

  Documentary series. Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age. He visits David Ragsdale, a skilled pattern maker who owns six steam engines.

  2005-04-26
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• E9

  Engines at Work

  Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred visits a pumping station with a triple expansion engine.

  2005-05-03
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• E10

  Chains and Copper

  Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred watches the skills of an authentic chain maker.

  2005-05-10
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• E11

  The Engineering Workshop

  The Engineering Workshop

  2005-05-17
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• E12

  A Lifetime's Achievement

  Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain. In the final episode, Fred travels down to London to collect his MBE from the Queen.

  2005-05-24
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Fred Dibnah

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