Smoke & Steel - Secrets of the Modern World
Documentary series examining the Industrial revolution, the age of smoke and steel, a time when history's great engineers pioneered solutions that would forever change the way people live, think, and build.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.A Leisure Time Game Changer
14-02-202248 minExamining a cliff in North Yorkshire that offered the public a new ride experience. Plus, the world's oldest operating roller-coaster, an astronomical observatory in California and...
- Ep 2
2.War on the Waves
21-02-2022Examining 'The Warrior', an ironclad warship on the south coast of England. Plus, a grand public works facility in Prague and the mint building in San Francisco.
- Ep 3
3.A Subterranean Revolution
28-02-202256 minThe industrial legacy of a tunnel under the Thames, how steam engines reshaped the Netherlands, and a surprising link to our digital world.
- Ep 4
4.The Birth of the Factory
07-03-2022A mill on the outskirts of Manchester was part of a dawning revolution in the way we work - the factory. A bridge in St. Louis, USA pioneered the use of steel - a construction mate...
- Ep 5
5.Global Communications Breakthrough
14-03-2022Examining the legacy of a cable hut in Cornwall, how a mountain railway in New Hampshire inspired its passengers and a lighthouse in France.
- Ep 6
6.Scaling New Heights
21-03-2022Examining the legacy of the first iron framed building (a mill in Shrewsbury), how paper production changed the world, and the impact of the Trans-Siberian Railway.
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