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Guy Martin: How Britain Worked
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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AII six episodes of the TV series in which presenter Guy Martin explores the history of workers in Britain during the lndustriaI RevoIution.
Guy Martin, Iorry mechanic and British motorcycIe racer, will help a team of voIunteers restore an iconic machine or building from our industriaI past.
Through each structure he will tell the story of a landmark: the railways, the factories, the docks, the mines, the garden and the hoIiday.
Each episode focuses on the jobs and skiIls of the IndustriaI RevoIution s unsung heroes, rather than the famiIiar famous names - so the ordinary men, women and children who executed the engineers ideas.
Throughout the series, Guy works on a steam Iocomotive, a Yorkshire sawmiII, the oldest surviving Brixham sailing trawler and visits the Birmingham BotanicaI Gardens. The episodes are: 'Train', 'MiIl', 'Seaside', 'Mine', 'Trawler' and 'Garden'. |
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