Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play FRED DIBNAH S World of Steam Steel & Stone
- This series looks at the many sides of Fred engineer steeplejack artist craftsman steam enthusiast inventor & story teller & celebrates his contribution to our knowledge & appreciation of Britain s architectural industrial & engineering heritage CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE As Fred was growing up his house was surrounded by canals railway lines bridges & tunnels & he was captivated by such great civil engineering projects & the lives of the men who changed the landscape of Britain GREAT BRITISH BUILDERS The steeplejack shares his appreciation for the skills of the men who built Britain s great castles palaces & country houses He draws on his experiences as an apprentice joiner to offer demonstrations of building techniques including the hilarious falling-down arch MASTERS OF THEIR TRADE An insight into the steeplejack s appreciation for the craftsmanship of men & women of the past & for the work of those people who have carried on the traditions A GOOD DAYS WORK A look at the steeplejack s admiration for ordinary workers From the labourers & stonemasons who built great medieval castles to 20thcentury coal miners & mill workers Fred recognised that without hard graft nothing would have been possible FRED DIBNAH S Industrial Age
- Fred Dibnah takes a nostalgic look at Britain s Industrial Heritage In this series he recounts Britain s industrial history bringing to life landmark events from the eighteenth century up to the early twentieth century in his typically anecdotal & engaging manner WIND WATER & STEAM Fred traces the development of the steam engine & visits a man who has built a windmill in his own back garden He then sets off in search of early beam engines that are still functioning today MILLS & FACTORIES This programme traces the development of Britain s textile industry from the picturesque Scottish countryside of New Lanark to the urban mill town of Burnley Fred talks to ex-weavers about life in the mills & meets a group of volunteers who have spent 30 years saving mill engines from the scrapheap IRON & STEEL Fred comes across a rolling mill which he remembers once operating in Bolton tries his hand at chain making & then it s eyes-on-stalks time as Fred drives the biggest steam rolling mill engine he has ever seen