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201260 minTerminée

How Britain Worked

Chaîne:Channel 4

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S01E06 - "Birmingham Botanical Gardens"

Diffusé le Nov 25, 2012, 8:00 PM

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Description

Guy Martin celebrates the workers of the Industrial Revolution by getting stuck into six of the country's biggest restoration projects, bringing some of the 19th century's most impressive engineering achievements back to life.

Détails

Statut
Terminée
Langue
English
Durée
60 min
Première diffusion
October 21, 2012
Terminée
November 25, 2012
Programmation
Sunday à 20:00

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Épisodes (1 Saison · 6 Épisodes)

Severn Valley Railway

Engineering enthusiast Guy Martin recreates technical achievements of the 19th century and overhauls a steam locomotive currently in use on the Severn Valley Railway.

Oct 21, 2012

60 min

Yorkshire Saw Mill

Engineering enthusiast Guy Martin renovates a sawmill in Wensleydale in North Yorkshire and then uses it to make a replica of the first pedal-powered bicycle.

Oct 28, 2012

60 min

Victorian Seaside Resort

Guy Martin visits Llandudno in north Wales to try to return the seaside resort to its former Victorian glory, work on restoring its pier, and service its funicular tramway.

Nov 4, 2012

60 min

Newcomen Beam Engine

Guy Martin and a team from the Black Country Living Museum restore a Newcomen engine, an 18th-century steam-powered device used principally to pump water out of mines.

Nov 13, 2012

60 min

Brixham Sailing Trawler

Guy Martin helps with the restoration of the oldest surviving Brixham sailing trawler and discovers how Britain acquired its taste for fish and chips.

Nov 18, 2012

60 min

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Guy Martin helps with the restoration of Birmingham Botanical Gardens while learning how to blow glass and trying to rebuild one of the first lawnmowers.

Nov 25, 2012

60 min

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