Britain's Traditional Industries
Decline and revival for manufacturing and heavy industry during the 1980s and 1990s. These programmes are from our archive.
Hull Fishing Industry—Network UK
The decline of the fishing industry in Hull, North East England
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West Midlands Clothing Industry—Network UK
Asian immigrants and the growing clothing industry in the West Midlands
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Tyne Ship Repair—Network UK
The future of the shipbuilding industry in the North of England
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Yorkshire Wool Industry—Network UK
The wool-textile industry in Yorkshire has had a record year
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Cornish Tin Mines—Network UK
The decline of the tin mining industry in Cornwall
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The Morgan Factory—On the Road
Inside the Morgan factory, where the classic sports car is still built by hand
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Shrimp Fishermen of Morecambe Bay—Against the Grain
The dwindling breed of men whose life revolves around the tides and the search for shrimp
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London Docks—Network UK
Why the London Docks industry is in decline
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Belfast's ship building industry—From Our Own Correspondent
The decline of ship building in Belfast, uncertainty in Rwanda and an Indian wedding
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Harris Tweed—Against the Grain
On the islands of Lewis and Harris, a cloth is hand-woven that is known the world over
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