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Birth of a Revolution. It's 300 years since
British ironmaster Abraham Darby kick-started the Industrial Revolution by introducing coke smelting at his ironworks in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire. Helen Mark joins archaeologists and descendants of Darby to explore his legacy. Repeated from Saturday at 6.07am
Abraham Darby fired up his furnace in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, 300 years ago, which was the spark that lit the Industrial Revolution. Helen Mark visits the original foundry. Show more
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