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  1. Labour v. labour in U.S. Strike

    Date released
    1937
    Series name
    The March of Time 2nd Year
    Issue no
    8
    NoS ID
    352150
    Story no
    2 / 3

    The March of Time synopsis: Leader of America’s coalminers leads industrial revolution in Utopian attempt to organise 30,000,000 workers.

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  2. What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us: Material World (2005)

    Subject
    History; Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (PAL, 30 minutes), £24.99

    Dan Cruickshank looks at the achievements of the Industrial Revolution: amongst them not only the Spinning Jenny and the steam engine, but the first jigsaw, the first stethoscope, the first tinned food and...

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  3. America, Empire of Liberty

    Date
    6 Jan 2014, 09:46
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Review

    America, Empire of Liberty - Volume 2: Power & Progress by David Reynolds. BBC Audio, ISBN: 9781405677813, 400 minutes (on six CDs), £24.47 About the reviewer: Dr Nicola Pizzolato is Honorary Research...

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  4. What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us: On the Move (2005)

    Subject
    History; Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (PAL, 30 minutes), £24.99

    Dan Cruickshank looks at the development of transport during the Industrial Revolution, including the roadbuilding of John Loudon Macadam; James Brindley’s canal network; George Stephenson and the...

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  5. What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us: Modern Medicine

    Subject
    History; Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (PAL), £24.99

    Dan Cruickshank presents a history of medical innovation during the industrial revolution, focusing on James Lind’s treatment of scurvy with oranges and lemons, in the first ever clinical trial; Edward...

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  6. What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us: Working Wonders

    Subject
    History; Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (PAL, 30 minutes), £24.99

    Dan Cruickshank traces the origins of the 21st century working world in some of the innovations of the Industrial Revolution, including James Watt’s steam engine; Richard Arkwright’s spinning frame which...

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  7. What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us: War Machine

    Subject
    History; Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (PAL), £24.99

    Dan Cruickshank discovers how the Industrial Revolution created modern warfare. He looks at inventions such as The Turtle, the first submarine used in conflict; the interchangeable Baker rifle; Congreve’s...

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  8. What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us: City Living (2005)

    Subject
    History; Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (PAL), £24.99

    Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the day-to-day lives of ordinary Britons had remained unchanged for centuries. Homes were largely rural and functional, and the idea of decorative and comfortable...

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  9. Changing Times

    Date released
    Jun 1971
    Series name
    Mining Review 24th Year
    Issue no
    10
    NoS ID
    346522
    Story no
    1 / 1

    NoS synopsis: Britain is in rapid change. Our mining industry, basic to the nation’s energy needs, has led, and continues to lead, the new industrial revolution.

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  10. London & Staffordshire - IRONwORK

    Date released
    Nov 1966
    Series name
    Mining Review 20th Year
    Issue no
    3
    NoS ID
    346350
    Story no
    1 / 3

    BFI synopsis: The cradle of the industrial revolution in the West Midlands looks forward to a new future in the reconstruction and new coal mines of the area. NCB Commentary - Disappearing fast from...

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