The Birth of the Machines

How the Victorians Built Britain Season 1 Episode 4

Overview:
Michael Buerk looks at the creation of mass manufacturing, which meant that goods could be produced at a rate that had never been seen before. In Manchester, he learns how engineer George Stephenson created the first intercity railway, so that cotton could be transported quickly and cheaply from Liverpool docks to Manchester's mills. Michael also discovers how the sewing machine - newly created in 1851 - created the rag trade, and visits what was probably the first shopping mall in the UK, the Burlington Arcade in London.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : Michael Buerk

Release Date : 2018-09-22

Duration : -

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Other Episodes (Season 1)

How Britain Got Moving
1. How Britain Got Moving
Saving the Nation's Health
2. Saving the Nation's Health
The Making of the Modern Home
3. The Making of the Modern Home
The Birth of the Machines
4. The Birth of the Machines


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