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The Past at Work

25m1 Season

EnglishEnded

1 · Before the Revolution

2 · Steam and the Pit

3 · The New Iron Age

4 · Spindle and Shuttle

5 · To Make a Teacup

6 · The Venice of England

7 · Steam on the Move

8 · Railway Mania

Crew and Cast

Storyline

The birth and development of the Industrial Revolution is explored by visiting factories, mines, and other industrial relics where the modern world was made -- not by statesmen and philosophers, but by men, women and children with dirt on their hands.

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Info

Status
Ended
First aired
25 March 1980
Last aired
13 May 1980

Production

Studios
BBC
Countries
United Kingdom
Networks
BBC Two

Episodes

Seasons
1
Episodes
8
Type
Miniseries
In production
No

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English