Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam: Full TV Schedule and Live Stream

Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power from the earliest experiments in the ancient world to the modern nuclear power station.

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Episodes 3. Driving the Wheels of Industry

Fred looks at the industrial expansion of the 18th century and the use of steam engines in mills, collieries and steelworks.

Duration: 29 mins First broadcast: 8pm 29 Jul 2003

Availability: Available for 24 days (until 10 Dec 2025)

Episodes 2. The Age of the Steam Locomotive

Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power, from early colliery railways to the end of steam travel in Britain in the 1960s.

Duration: 29 mins First broadcast: 8pm 22 Jul 2003

Availability: Available for 17 days (until 03 Dec 2025)

Episodes 1. The Early Pioneers

Fred visits Cornwall to look at the early history of the steam engine, first developed to pump water from tin mines.

Duration: 29 mins First broadcast: 5 Jul 2003

Availability: Available for 10 days (until 26 Nov 2025)

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