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Smoke & Steel

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

Examining 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.

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All episodes for series 1 of Smoke & Steel

  • S1 E1 · A Leisure Time Game Changer

    Examining a cliff in England that offered the public a new ride experience.

  • S1 E2 · War On the Waves

    Examining 'The Warrior', an ironclad warship on the south coast of England.

  • S1 E3 · A Subterranean Revolution

    Examining the industrial legacy of a tunnel under the Thames.

  • S1 E4 · The Birth Of The Factory

    Examining a mill in Manchester that was part of a dawning revolution in the way we work.

  • S1 E5 · Global Communications Breakthrough

    Examining the legacy of a cable hut in Cornwall.

  • S1 E6 · Scaling New Heights

    Examining the legacy of the first iron framed building - a mill in Shrewsbury.

  • Hornby: A Model World

    Description: Hornby reveal how their dedicated team strive to shrink a new generation of machines.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 20 episodes available.

  • Secrets of the London Underground

    Description: Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the disused parts of London's tube network.; Category: Engineering; 36 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.

  • Train Rescue Down Under

    Description: Trains are the lifeblood of Australia, and dedicated crews work hard to repair them.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 10 episodes available.

  • Yorkshire Steam Railways

    Description: A behind-the-scenes look at the North York Moors Railway.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 6 episodes available.

  • The Architecture the Railways Built

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

  • David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

    Description: The actor discovers the machines that made America and changed the world.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 5 episodes available.

  • Aussie Road Train Truckers

    Description: Documentary following a cast of road train truck drivers across the Australian Outback.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 8 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.

  • 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.

  • Expedition with Steve Backshall

    Description: The naturalist ventures into uncharted territory in pursuit of new discoveries.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 16 episodes available.