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How the Victorians built the most technologically-advanced ships in the world; HMS Warrior; the luxury steamer SS Great Britain.
How the Victorians built the most technologically-advanced ships in the world; HMS Warrior; the luxury steamer SS Great Britain.
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How the Victorians Built Britain
S2, EP1 "The Railway Revolution"The role a former coal track played in the development of the national railway; Isambard Kingdom Brunel's bid to secure Bristol's future and his creation of the fastest engine in the world.
How the Victorians Built Britain
S2, EP2 "Britannia Rules the Waves"How the Victorians built the most technologically-advanced ships in the world; HMS Warrior; the luxury steamer SS Great Britain.
How the Victorians Built Britain
S2, EP3 "Bridging the Nation"The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol; the Tay Bridge disaster; a new metal emerges as the bridge maker's building "block" of choice.
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S2, EP4 "The Great British Holiday"How the seaside mini-break was transformed from a perk of the wealthy to a British institution; how piers became entertainment hubs; electricity fuels the tourist industry.
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