The first of three new nightly documentaries examining different aspects of Victorian life.

"The golden age of engineering" is celebrated by Fred Dibnah. These are the stories of the three greatest Victorian engineers: railway builder Robert Stephenson, ship and bridge designer Isambard Kingdom Brunel and armaments industry founder William Armstrong. On a round-Britain trip, Dibnah admires achievements including the Clifton suspension bridge and the Box Hill tunnel, and reveals engineering secrets in his own workshop.
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