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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

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More