The Birth of the Machines

How the Victorians Built Britain: "The Birth of the Machines"

Season 1 · Episode 4

How the Victorians Built Britain Season 1 Episode 4

How the Victorians Built Britain: "The Birth of the Machines" Season 1 · Episode 4

Michael Buerk looks at the creation of mass manufacturing, which meant that goods could be produced at a rate that had never been seen before. In Manchester, he learns how engineer George Stephenson created the first intercity railway, so that cotton could be transported quickly and cheaply from Liverpool docks to Manchester's mills. Michael also discovers how the sewing machine - newly created in 1851 - created the rag trade, and visits what was probably the first shopping mall in the UK, the Burlington Arcade in London.

Actors: Michael Buerk

Production: october films

Quality: HD

Release: 22 Sep 2018

Views: 20

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