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S01E06 - "Birmingham Botanical Gardens"
Aired on Nov 25, 2012, 8:00 PM
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Episodes (1 Season · 6 Episodes)
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
