6: 1900-1909 – Britain at its peak? | History File

The Children Who Built Victorian Britain

Using animation and actual recorded testimony, historian Jane Humphries tells the story of the child workers whose exploitation was ...

Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here

Professor Jeremy Black explains the unique economic, social and political factors that helped Britain transform itself almost ent...

S2E3: The Worst Industrial Jobs in History | The Worst Jobs In History

Among the Worst Industrial Jobs in History are: Bridge builders, Canal leggers, bone cleaner to make b...

3: Health and Housing | History File

Compilation of secondary schools programme on British History 1750-1900. Looks at how industrialisation changed the day-to-day lives of ...

7: Age of Industry | Andrew Marr's History of the World

In this episode, Andrew Marr tells how Britain's Industrial Revolution created the modern world.

2: Crime and Punishment | History File

Compilation of secondary schools programme on British History 1750-1900. Looks at how industrialisation changed the day-to-day lives o...

Industry and factories | Learning Zone

Today we take factories for granted but in the 1700s they represented a completely new way of working. Until this time most work was d...

4: Work and Wages | History File

Compilation of secondary schools programme on British History 1750-1900. Looks at how industrialisation changed the day-to-day lives of the ...

Canals | Learning Zone

In the 1770s canals linked the country, carrying goods cheaply and efficiently. Without them it is hard to see how the Industrial Revolution could hav...

1: Migration and Emigration | History File

Compilation of secondary schools programme on British History 1750-1900. Looks at how industrialisation changed the day-to-day liv...

1: The Great Ship | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Following the story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's struggle to build the world's largest ship, The Great Eastern.

3: Having It All | The Victorians

Continuing his exploration of the Victorian world, Jeremy Paxman tells how railways, factories and military might made Britain the richest ...

5: Reform and Recreation | History File

Compilation of secondary schools programme on British History 1750-1900. Looks at how industrialisation changed the day-to-day lives ...

Full Steam Ahead

Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn explore how the introduction of steam railways in the early 19th century changed Britain.

S2E3: Britannia Incorporated | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Simon Schama's epic history reaches the 18th century, where an economic explosion gives birth to the cons...

S2E5: Wales | Local Heroes

Adam Hart-Davis recalls heroes of science and invention in Wales. Amongst others, he reveals the inventions of Harry Grindell Matthews and Richard...

Speed Merchants | What the Victorians Did For Us

Adam Hart-Davis investigates the Victorian innovations that left a lasting impression on British society. This edition focus...

Unlocking the Midlands | A History of the World

Chris Tarrant discovers how one simple invention revolutionised the industrial heart of Britain. He travels by narrow boat to...

Knowledge | Learning Zone

A key factor in the Industrial Revolution was knowledge. Britain's political system encouraged scientific thought and freedom to try out scientific...

Making It Big | What the Victorians Did For Us

A look at the Victorian innovations that left a lasting impression on British society. This episode examines the successes and...