Backstreet Mechanic
Fred Dibnah looks at industrialisation in Britain. Dibnah's garden was perhaps the finest working steam-powered engineering workshop in the country.
The late Lancastrian steeplejack Fred Dibnah traces the development of industrialisation in Britain. Dibnah described himself as a backstreet mechanic and believed he was awarded his MBE and honorary doctorates for this reason. His garden was all assembled from scrap and the cast offs from old mills and factories, but it was probably the finest working example of a steam-powered engineering workshop in the country.
The mechanical and engineering skills he demonstrated in his garden combined with his ability to explain how things worked opened up the world of engineering history to a wide audience.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Fred Dibnah |
| Narrator | James Masters |
| Director | David Hall |
| Producer | David Hall |
Broadcasts
Thu 17 Aug 200604:00BBC One Wales & Scotland only
Sun 22 Jun 200812:30BBC Two except East & Yorkshire- Tue 12 Nov 201316:45BBC Two HD, Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
- Mon 15 Sep 201413:00BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Wed 10 Feb 202119:00
- Thu 11 Feb 202100:55
- Wed 9 Mar 202219:30
- Thu 10 Mar 202201:05
