Fred explores the industrial world of 1940's and 1950's. In this programme he looks back at some of the sites he vis...

The late Lancastrian steeplejack Fred Dibnah traces the development of industrialisation in Britain. Dibnah described...

Fred Dibnah traces the development of industrialisation in Britain. The Industrial Revolution was a time when Britain...

Fred's heroes were the great engineers of the Victorian age. In this programme, we show Fred's great interest in thei...

Fred Dibnah was, by his own admission, a man born out of his time. His era should have been the 19th century. It is t...

Fred is often associated with the iconic footage of the demolition of Britain's old industrial chimneys, but in truth...

From a very young age, Fred had a passion for steam-powered engines and machinery and he spent a large part of his li...

Fred's fascination with mining led him not just to dig his own coal mine in his back garden but was also used to make...

Celebrating Dibnah's contribution to our appreciation of Britain's industrial heritage. A look at his fascination wit...

Fred, who served his apprenticeship as a joiner, shows a great appreciation for the skills of the men who built Brita...

This edition focuses on his appreciation for the skills of craftsmen and women of the past.

In this last programme in the series, Fred pays tribute to the hard-grafting workers without whom nothing would have ...