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Fred Dibnah\'s Made in Britain (2005)

March. 08,2005

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Fred Dibnah\'s Made in Britain

Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain in his restored traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age.

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Fred Dibnah\'s Made in Britain

2005

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Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain in his restored traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2005

12 Episode

Episode 1 - The Passion of a Lifetime

March. 08,2005

The late Fred Dibnah searches for technology from a bygone age. In this first episode, he demolishes his last ever chimney at a textile mill near Oldham.

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Episode 2 - Collecting the Coal

March. 15,2005

Fred visits an open cast mine near Wigan to get coal to power his engine, then goes to Astley Green Mining Museum in Lancashire.

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Episode 3 - The Source of Iron

March. 22,2005

Fred reaches Cumbria where iron ore was once mined on a large scale, and enjoys the Lake District on a friend's steam boat. It's then on to the Florence Mine.

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Episode 4 - Castings

March. 29,2005

Fred and his steersman Alf travel up to Scotland, where they marvel at the ingenuity of the Falkirk Wheel and visit one of the region's few surviving iron works.

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Episode 5 - Water and Boilers

April. 05,2005

Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age, visiting Ryhope pumping station in Sunderland and the Israel Newton boiler works in Bradford.

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Episode 6 - The Road to Steel City

April. 12,2005

Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age. He visits a forge in Sheffield.

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Episode 7 - Mechanics and Riveters

April. 19,2005

Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred visits a company that makes ornate carvings.

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Episode 8 - Pattern Making

April. 26,2005

Documentary series. Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age. He visits David Ragsdale, a skilled pattern maker who owns six steam engines.

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Episode 9 - Engines at Work

May. 03,2005

Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred visits a pumping station with a triple expansion engine.

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Episode 10 - Chains and Copper

May. 10,2005

Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred watches the skills of an authentic chain maker.

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Episode 11 - The Engineering Workshop

May. 17,2005

The Engineering Workshop

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Episode 12 - A Lifetime's Achievement

May. 24,2005

Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain. In the final episode, Fred travels down to London to collect his MBE from the Queen.

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Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain in his restored traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age.