The Past at Work

The Past at Work

19801 season

Documentary

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.

Episodes

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The Machines That Built America
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
Inside the Factory
Industry on Parade
Our Guy in China
Maps of Britain
Chicago: City of the Century
The Red Empire
Enterprise
Walking Through History
Otcové průmyslu
Catalyst
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
Searching for Soul Food
Crazy Borders
The Wonderful World of Chocolate
The History of Sweden
3-Day Dare*Devils
History by the Numbers
Portillo's Andalucia