Industrial RevelationsSeason 22005 · 10 episodesEpisodes1Bread and BeerComedian Mark Williams explains how 19th-century Britons drank beer as a healthy alternative to water because the fermentation process killed many harmful bacteria2What to Wear?Mark Williams discovers how 19th-century hats were made of rabbit fur that had been shrunk in urine3Gas on WheelsThe use of gas to power the machines and inventions from the Industrial Revolution are explained by Mark Williams4Print 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 middle5Under PressureMark Williams visits a pub cellar and bridges across the Tyne, all powered by hydraulics, revealing how the beer pump started a power revolution6Building 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.7Bright SparksHow the electricity industry was created from scientific experimentation and entrepreneurial enthusiasm - becoming the world's main power source.8Heavy MetalsThe development of the Cornish mining industry, from pebble-picking in streams to the building of a honeycomb of mines below the sea9Cutting it FineHow silk was instrumental in the invention of the binary code, which went on to inspire the computer revolution.10Machine ToolsMark Williams learns about Joseph Whitworth, the man who standardised the threaded screw. Plus, the total cost of wood required to build HMS VictorySeason 1Season 3Season 4Season 5
