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How Britain Worked

  • 1 Series
  • 6 Episodes
  • Category: Engineering
  • High Definition available
  • Subtitles available

Engineering enthusiast Guy Martin celebrates the unsung heroes of the Industrial Revolution by recreating some of the 19th century's most impressive technical achievements.

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All episodes for series 1 of How Britain Worked

  • S1 E1

    Guy Martin overhauls a steam locomotive currently in use on the Severn Valley Railway.

  • S1 E2

    Guy Martin renovates a sawmill in Wensleydale in North Yorkshire.

  • S1 E3

    Guy Martin tries to return the resort of Llandudno to its former Victorian glory.

  • S1 E4

    Guy Martin helps in the restoration of an 18th-century steam-powered device used in mines.

  • S1 E5

    Guy Martin helps with the restoration of the oldest surviving Brixham sailing trawler.

  • S1 E6

    Guy Martin helps with the restoration of Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

  • Guy Martin's World War 1 Tank

    Description: Guy builds a working replica of a WWI tank and drives it at a Remembrance Day parade.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 1 episode available.

  • Guy Martin's Spitfire

    Description: Guy joins the two-year restoration of a Spitfire that was buried in a French beach.; Category: Engineering; 1 episode available.

  • The Architecture the Railways Built

    Description: Tim Dunn explores the stunning architecture that lines the railway network.; Category: Engineering; 40 episodes available.

  • Underground Worlds

    Description: Incredible feats of human endeavour, revealing what people have built, where, how and why.; Category: Engineering; 20 episodes available.

  • Guy Martin's Lancaster Bomber

    Description: The history enthusiast honours Lancaster bomber crews of the Second World War.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.

  • The Buildings That Fought Hitler

    Description: This series looks at just some of the buildings that were designed to fight Hitler.; Category: Military & War; 8 episodes available.

  • Last Heroes of D-Day

    Description: Dan Snow reveals how the D-Day landings were conducted.; Category: Military & War; 2 episodes available.

  • Churchill's Toy Shop

    Description: Documentary about Churchill's group of scientists working on secret weapons during WWII.; Category: History; 1 episode available.

  • Operation Grand Canyon with Dan Snow

    Description: Dan Snow is taking on a massive historical challenge, to run the Grand Canyon.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 2 episodes available.

  • The Men and the Machines that Beat Hitler

    Description: Documentary about the veterans who fought in the 5th Royal Tank Regiment during WWII.; Category: Military & War; 2 episodes available.

  • Guy Martin's Last of the Vulcans

    Description: Guy joins a select crew of engineers working on the last functioning Vulcan bomber.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 1 episode available.

  • Churchill's Bodyguard

    Description: Historical documentary series based upon the memoirs of Walter Thompson.; Category: History; 13 episodes available.