Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam
The Early Pioneers
Season 1 Episode 1 of 6
The development of steam power, from the earliest experiments in the ancient world to modern-day nuclear power stations. Fred travels to Cornwall to investigate the use of early engines to pump water out of the tin mines
Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam airs on BBC Four HD at 1:30 AM, Monday 27 October. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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Fred Dibnah
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David Hall
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