Industrial Revelations


Industrial Revelations is a Documentary show showing the connections between related industrial advances. The show's presenter has changed several times since the original host of Mark Williams in 2001 and 2002.

Episode guide

Series 1 - 2002 - Industrial Revelations - Mark Williams
  • 1. Boom Time: Coal, canals and steam, an explosive combination.
  • 2. Pants for All: The industrial transformation on the cotton industry.
  • 3. Clocking On
  • 4. Pennine Passage
  • 5. Working Iron
  • 6. Coining It: A look into a few of the Thousand Trades of Birmingham
  • 7. Cutting Edge: Steel and cutlery in Sheffield
  • 8. The Iron Horse
  • 9. Highland Flop
  • 10. Power Crazy
Series 2 - 2005 - More Industrial Revelations - Mark Williams
  • 1. Bread and Beer
  • 2. What to Wear?
  • 3. Gas on Wheels
  • 4. Print and Paper
  • 5. Under Pressure
  • 6. Building a Revolution
  • 7. Bright Sparks
  • 8. Heavy Metal
  • 9. Cutting it fine
  • 10. Machine Tools
Series 3 - 2005 - Industrial Revelations - The European Story - Ronald Top
Series 4 - 2006 - More Industrial Revelations Europe - Ronald Top
  • 1. Bread, Beer and Salt
  • 2. Building Europe
  • 3. The City
  • 4. Cotton, Linen and Rope
  • 5. Eiffel's Tower
  • 6. Exploding Engines
  • 7. High Fliers
  • 8. Perfect Porcelain
  • 9. Steaming up the Alps
  • 10. Swedish Waterways
Series 5 - 2008 - Rory McGrath
  • 1. Buildings
  • 2. Planes
  • 3. Bridges
  • 4. Vehicles
  • 5. Ships
  • 6. Transport Networks