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				How Britain Worked			


			

				
How Britain Worked


				

					7.8											
							IMDb tt2536102
						
										2012										Documentary				


				
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.

				

									

						
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Episodes							6
					

			


	

				
			

									Severn Valley Railway
								1
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				Severn Valley Railway
				45m				Guy helps to overhaul a steam locomotive used on the popular Severn Valley Railway, a 16-mile stretch of…			

		
				
			

									Yorkshire Saw Mill
								2
								
			

			

				Yorkshire Saw Mill
				45m				Guy works to get a Yorkshire saw mill up and running again, and then use it to make…			

		
				
			

									Victorian Seaside Resort
								3
								
			

			

				Victorian Seaside Resort
				45m				Guy visits Llandudno to help get this Queen of Victorian resorts up to scratch in time for the…			

		
				
			

									Newcomen Beam Engine
								4
								
			

			

				Newcomen Beam Engine
				45m				In this edition Guy's project is the first piston engine ever built. The Newcomen Beam Engine was the…			

		
				
			

									Brixham Sailing Trawler
								5
								
			

			

				Brixham Sailing Trawler
				45m				Guy helps restore the oldest surviving Brixham sailing trawler, the boat that launched the modern fishing industry and…			

		
				
			

									Birmingham Botanical Gardens
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				Birmingham Botanical Gardens
				45m				Birmingham Botanical Gardens may seem an unlikely place to explore the wonders of the Industrial Revolution, but hidden…			

		
			



			

		
		

			

	
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