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Speed Merchants
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Adam Hart-Davis investigates the Victorian innovations that left a lasting impression on British society. This edition focuses on the Victorian obsession with speed.
Adam Hart-Davis investigates the Victorian innovations that left a lasting impression on British society.
This edition focuses on the Victorian obsession with speed, and the impact of steam power on farming. After visiting the last steam-powered mill in the country, he experiences the legacy of Brunel's Great Western Railway, and sees if a project to build a steam-powered plane can ever get off the ground.
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Thu 8 Jan 2009
22:00
麻豆官网首页入口 Two except Yorkshire
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Development of transport during the Victorian era
Duration: 08:05
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Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Adam Hart-Davis |
Broadcast
- Thu 8 Jan 2009 22:00麻豆官网首页入口 Two except Yorkshire