14: The Iron Machine
The Industrial Revolution, the coming of the age of the modern trinity' - coal, iron and steam-was perhaps the single greatest change of all in the lives of all the people in Britain.
Composed and produced by DANIEL SNOWMAN under the direction of John F. C. Harrison, Professor of History, University of Sussex, who also speaks the commentary.
Speakers for the People: MR WATSON, MR C CAMPION, MR THORNTON, MR S. MICKELTHWAITE,
JOHN ROBINSON. GEORGE BRUCE, GRAHAM LANGLEY, MR T. MOULD, H. JURSKI, MR WILLATS, JAMES MAC
DONALD, GWILYM ROBERTS, CLIFFORD BENNETT, HARRY BROSCAM, WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, BEVERLEY WAINWRIGHT, EDWARD LUCAS.
Producer for the voices of the People CHARLES PARKER, assisted by JOHN MERSON and JON CROOK Special music by DAVID CAIN Programme realisation by DICK MILLS , LLOYD SILVERTHORNE EARLY MUSIC CONSORT OF LONDON directed by DAVID MUNROW Reader WILLIAM EEDLE
Additional commentary by MICHAEL DRAKE. JACQUETTA HAWKES The series of 26 programmes created in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop by MICHAEL MASON