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Mechanics and Riveters

Episode 7 of 12

Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred visits a company that makes ornate carvings.

Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain in his restored traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age, visiting ancient iron foundries, industrial sites and little workshops. Fred stops off at Andy Thornton's, a company that makes ornate carvings, moves on to Worsborough to have a go at making hot forge rivets, then travels down to Derbyshire to visit the Midland Railway Centre.

30 minutes

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Fri 23 Jun 202300:55
BBC Four

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Credits

PresenterFred Dibnah
ProducerDavid Hall

Broadcasts

  • Tue 19 Apr 200520:00
    BBC Two England
  • Sun 19 Apr 200913:00
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sun 19 Apr 200914:00
    BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Tue 4 Jun 201315:45
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, England & Northern Ireland only
  • Tue 4 Jun 201316:30
    BBC Two Wales
  • Sat 1 Mar 201411:00
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Thu 21 Jan 202119:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 22 Jan 202101:50
    BBC Four
  • Wed 23 Feb 202219:30
    BBC Four
  • Thu 24 Feb 202200:50
    BBC Four
  • Thu 22 Jun 202319:30
    BBC Four
  • Fri 23 Jun 202300:55
    BBC Four