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A documentary filmed over six years that charts the building of the Forth Road Bridge, from the driving of the first pile to the bridge’s opening by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in September 1964. DVD...
The programme traces the development of the computer, from the first valve-based devices of the mid 20th century, to the invention of silicon-based technology leading to the manufacture of the first PCs. The...
Twenty-five hundred years before modern air travel the ancient Chinese had learned the complicated principles of fluid and aerodynamics. The notion of "hard air" (air pressure) was understood by Taoist monks...
Three-part documentary series chronicling the lives and achievements of a generation of great Victorian engineers. Told through the rivalries of two families, the Stephensons and the Brunels, it also...
Drama-documentary series recreating epic moments in the industrial revolution. Each episode explores a specific triumphal construction of the era.
Four films which together tell the story of the history of the red bus which has been a familiar sight in London for over a century.
Each programme in the series examines the process of invention through some of the monumental accomplishments of one the world’s greatest inventors and their landmark contributions. Explains that no one...
Adaptation of the Daba Sobel book telling the story of 18th-century clockmaker John Harrison’s attempts to build a chronometer, and the parallel story of Rupert Gould, who in the late 19th century...
A 4-part series looking at the history and evolution of the weapons and machines that shaped the last century. Video running time approximately 80 minutes.
Primary source material and interactive investigations covering the history of the United Kingdom from 1750 to 1900. Investigation topics are: 1) how did the British Empire treat its people? (slavery and...
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