Season 1

The introduction of Britain's canal system. Plus, how coal transportation was crucial to the Industrial Revolution.

Mark Williams discovers how comfortable cotton fabrics became available to everyone with the introduction of water-powered textile mills

Mark Williams discovers how engineer James Brindley tunnelled through hills in a straight line, and details the emergence of Josiah Wedgwood's pottery business as a global industry

How the Leeds and Liverpool Canal turned two rival counties into hotbeds of activity, bringing wealth to mill owners during the Industrial Revolution

How Thomas Telford and the Darby family used iron to create new transport routes during the Industrial Revolution.

Mark Williams visits Birmingham to experience what life was like during the Industrial Revolution for those employed in the glassworks and jewellery trades

How mass-produced, high-quality steel and the development of structured transport systems in northern England created a world-renowned industry

Mark Williams learns how frantic competition among Welsh rivals drove the development and installation of the world's first steam locomotive

More powerful steam engines solve a variety of problems during the Industrial Revolution.

Why steam engines were developed during the Industrial Revolution to solve a range of engineering and social problems