Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam
Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam is a documentary on BBC4. Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power from the earliest experiments in the ancient world to the modern nuclear power station. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 6 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2024.
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Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam
Fred Dibnah looks at the advances made with the invention of the steam turbine, still used to generate electricity in coal-fired and nuclear power stations.
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A look at how steam power revolutionised shipping, from the earliest paddle steamers with screw propellers to more modern vessels like the Royal Yacht Britannia.
Fred traces the development of steam power. He looks at early experiments in its use for road transport, and at the development of the traction engine.
Steam history series. A look at the industrial expansion of the 18th century, and the use of steam engines in mills, collieries and steelworks.
Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power, from early colliery railways to the end of steam travel in Britain in the 1960s.
Science history with Fred Dibnah. Fred visits Cornwall to look at the early history of the steam engine, first developed to pump water from mines.