History
Station:
Yesterday (GB)
Status:
To Be Determined
Start:
2022-02-14
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Smoke and Steel examines the Industrial revolution - the age of smoke and steel - a time when history's great engineers pioneered solutions that would forever change the way people live, think, and build.Using CGI and spectacular drone footage, the series showcases our extraordinary industrial heritage and reveals how these centuries-old inventions and techniques are building the world of today.
There is no Next Episode of Smoke and Steel planned.
S1E4 - The Birth of the Factory
A mill on the outskirts of Manchester was part of a dawning revolution in the way we work - the factory. A bridge in St. Louis, USA pioneered the use of steel - a construction material that would reshape our world. And a vast hangar in Brazil built to house the airships transformed passenger travel in the 20th century, but those giants of the sky owed a debt to an earlier age.
Air Date: 07 Mar 2022 15:00 (CDT)
S1E5 - Global Communications Breakthrough
Examining the legacy of a cable hut in Cornwall, how a mountain railway in New Hampshire inspired its passengers and a lighthouse in France.
Air Date: 14 Mar 2022 16:00 (CDT)
S1E6 - Scaling New Heights
Examining the legacy of the first iron framed building (a mill in Shrewsbury), how paper production changed the world, and the impact of the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Air Date: 21 Mar 2022 16:00 (CDT)