Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age
Ships and Engineering
Season 1 Episode 6 of 6
The former steeplejack recalls the golden age of shipbuilding, examining the skills of engineers who turned Britain into one of the leading manufacturing nations, and visits Bristol to pay tribute to his personal hero Isambard Kingdom Brunel. He also travels to Scotland for a voyage on the paddle steamer Waverley
Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age airs on BBC Four HD at 1:25 AM, Thursday 9 October. (Subtitles, finale, series.)
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News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Fred Dibnah
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David Hall
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