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The Past at Work

Year: 1980 Documentary Seasons: 1 Episodes: 8

Overview

The birth and development of the Industrial Revolution is explored by visiting factories, mines, and other industrial relics where the modern world was made -- not by statesmen and philosophers, but by men, women and children with dirt on their hands.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Anthony Burton

Anthony Burton

Self - Presenter

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