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Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain

7.0·1 season·12 episodes

Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain in his restored traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age.

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The Passion of a Lifetime
The Passion of a LifetimeUp next
Mar 8, 2005

The late Fred Dibnah searches for technology from a bygone age. In this first episode, he demolishes his last ever chimney at a textile mill near Oldham.

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Collecting the Coal
Collecting the Coal
Mar 15, 2005

Fred visits an open cast mine near Wigan to get coal to power his engine, then goes to Astley Green Mining Museum in Lancashire.

03
The Source of Iron
The Source of Iron
Mar 22, 2005

Fred reaches Cumbria where iron ore was once mined on a large scale, and enjoys the Lake District on a friend's steam boat. It's then on to the Florence Mine.

04
Castings
Castings
Mar 29, 2005

Fred and his steersman Alf travel up to Scotland, where they marvel at the ingenuity of the Falkirk Wheel and visit one of the region's few surviving iron works.

05
Water and Boilers
Water and Boilers
Apr 5, 2005

Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age, visiting Ryhope pumping station in Sunderland and the Israel Newton boiler works in Bradford.

06
The Road to Steel City
The Road to Steel City
Apr 12, 2005

Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age. He visits a forge in Sheffield.

07
Mechanics and Riveters
Mechanics and Riveters
Apr 19, 2005

Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred visits a company that makes ornate carvings.

08
Pattern Making
Pattern Making
Apr 26, 2005

Documentary series. Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age. He visits David Ragsdale, a skilled pattern maker who owns six steam engines.

09
Engines at Work
Engines at Work
May 3, 2005

Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred visits a pumping station with a triple expansion engine.

10
Chains and Copper
Chains and Copper
May 10, 2005

Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred watches the skills of an authentic chain maker.

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The Engineering Workshop
The Engineering Workshop
May 17, 2005

The Engineering Workshop

12
A Lifetime's Achievement
A Lifetime's Achievement
May 24, 2005

Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain. In the final episode, Fred travels down to London to collect his MBE from the Queen.

Cast

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Fred Dibnah
Self - Presenter

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