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 U&Yesterday +1 at 4:30 PM, Saturday 27 September. (Subtitles.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Fred Dibnah
Presenter
David Hall
Director