Victorian living conditions | Britain’s Biggest Dig

British railway | A House Through Time

A 19th century resident of 62 Falkner Street earns his living from the steam train industry.

Liverpool cotton trade | A House Through Time

David Olusoga investigates the role Liverpool played in the cotton trade.

Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here

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

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 ...

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...

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.

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

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

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 ...

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...

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...

9: The Victorian Achievement | In Search of Scotland

Fiona Watson looks at how the prosperity of cities such as Glasgow and Dundee in the 19th century was tempered by widesp...

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...

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...

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 ...

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.

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...

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: Henry VIII to the Industrial Revolution | Michael Wood's Story of England

A portrait of one village through the whole of English history sees 17th-century dissenters, an ...

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...

Railway Mania | The Past at Work

First transmitted in 1980, Anthony Burton discovers more about Britain's industrial past and the role of railway companies in the 19th Century.