Smoke & Steel - Secrets of the Modern World

2022

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 A Leisure Time Game Changer Feb 14, 2022

Examining a cliff in North Yorkshire that offered the public a new ride experience. Plus, the world's oldest operating roller-coaster, an astronomical observatory in California and a mining hoist in Germany.

EP2 War on the Waves Feb 21, 2022

Examining 'The Warrior', an ironclad warship on the south coast of England. Plus, a grand public works facility in Prague and the mint building in San Francisco.

EP3 A Subterranean Revolution Feb 28, 2022

The industrial legacy of a tunnel under the Thames, how steam engines reshaped the Netherlands, and a surprising link to our digital world.

EP4 The Birth of the Factory Mar 07, 2022

A mill on the outskirts of Manchester was part of a dawning revolution in the way we work - the factory. A bridge in St. Louis, USA pioneered the use of steel - a construction material that would reshape our world. And a vast hangar in Brazil built to house the airships transformed passenger travel in the 20th century, but those giants of the sky owed a debt to an earlier age.

EP5 Global Communications Breakthrough Mar 14, 2022

Examining the legacy of a cable hut in Cornwall, how a mountain railway in New Hampshire inspired its passengers and a lighthouse in France.

EP6 Scaling New Heights Mar 21, 2022

Examining the legacy of the first iron framed building (a mill in Shrewsbury), how paper production changed the world, and the impact of the Trans-Siberian Railway.
6.9| 0h30m| en| More Info
Released: 14 February 2022 Ended
Producted By: Like A Shot Entertainment
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Documentary series 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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Shini Somara as Self - Presenter