Industrial Revelations S04E10 · Swedish Waterways

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Waterways are flourishing in Europe, but how is it that a system designed for 17th-century trade is still viable in the 21st? Ronald Topp finds out.

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1. 1 1. Bread, Beer and Salt2006-01-01 · 30mWith industrialisation, there were more mouths in towns and cities to feed and fewer men left to work the land. So how did food production keep up?
2. 2 2. Building Europe2006-01-01 · 30mHow did the building trade keep up with the demand for materials during the expansion of the Industrial Revolution, and what do oranges have to do with it?
3. 3 3. The City2006-01-01 · 30mCities were traditionally developed around water until the railway age expanded their boundaries. As the population grew, how did they cope?
4. 4 4. Cotton, Linen and Rope2006-01-01 · 30mFor centuries craftsmen and women turned natural fibres into clothes. Ronald Topp explores what happened when machines began to replace manual labour.
5. 5 5. Eiffel's Tower2006-01-01 · 30mEiffel was the world's greatest exponent of the use of iron in construction, creating the his famous Tower in 1889. How did engineering in iron reach such heights?
6. 6 6. Exploding Engines2006-01-01 · 30mRonald Top examines the beginnings of motor cars. Benz and Daimler were early pioneers, but prior to that there were attempts at steam-powered road vehicles.
7. 7 7. High Fliers2006-01-01 · 30mFlight has always been humanity's dream. Ronald Top discovers that thanks to some paper thrown onto a fire, a duck, a cock and a sheep, it was made possible.
8. 8 8. Perfect Porcelain2006-01-01 · 30mRonald Topp investigates the new techniques and ways of working that turned local potteries into an international industry.
9. 9 9. Steaming up the Alps2006-01-01 · 30mRonald Top examines how railways conquered the mountains, with a little help from George Stevenson. He's in the Alps to see how funicular railways work.
10. 10 10. Swedish Waterways2006-01-01 · 30mWaterways are flourishing in Europe, but how is it that a system designed for 17th-century trade is still viable in the 21st? Ronald Topp finds out.