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Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age

Episode 2: Mills and Factories

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary series celebrating Britain's rich industrial heritage, presented by Fred Dibnah.

Fred traces the development of Britain's textile industry from the picturesque Scottish countryside of New Lanark to the urban mill town of Burnley and talks to ex-weavers about life in the mills, and meets a group of volunteers who have spent 30 years saving mill engines from the scrapheap. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Fred Dibnah
Executive Producer:
Mike Greenwood
Executive Producer:
Paddy McCreanor

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