Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age
Mining
Season 1 Episode 4 of 6
A tour of Britain's mining heritage takes Fred from Cornwall to Scotland, where he visits sites of lead, slate, tin and coal extraction. Along the way, the machine-mad former steeplejack has a chance to man a winding engine and descends a mine shaft while strapped to the top of the cage
Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age airs on BBC Four HD at 12:25 AM, Tuesday 7 October. (Subtitles.)
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News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Fred Dibnah
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David Hall
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