The terrible cries of tortured traitors have given the Tower of London a particularly grisly place in the history of the capital of England.Brave a trip to the Tower with investigator Joe Crowley and Tudor historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb, in the Bloody Tales Of The Tower.
The Fast Show comedian Mark Williams indulges his secret passion for the engineering of the industrial revolution as he presents Industrial Revelations - a fascinating ten part documentary series examining how inventive advances in engineering and technology during this period changed Britain forever. Mark travels across the country to discover the technology at the heart of the industrial revolution in the 18th and 19th Centuries bringing his own unique wit and style to the series as he dons his overalls to fire-up 200 year old huge steam engines pilot early canal boats descend into ancient mines and operate early industrial machinery. Along the way he visits Bridgwater's Worsley Mine - the birthplace of Britain's canal system Arkwright's Cotton Mills the Leeds-Liverpool canal the Menai Straits Bridge and Ironbridge the steelyards of Sheffield and the dockyards of Scotland as well as revealing the development of the first steam locomotive Birmingham's industrial heritage and the achievements of Josiah Wedgwood in the pottery business. All ten episodes from the highly acclaimed First Series are included here on this special 2-disc DVD.
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