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The Worst Episodes of Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam

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Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power from the earliest experiments in the ancient world to the modern nuclear power station.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam Season 1 Episode 3 - Driving the Wheels of Industry
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Driving the Wheels of Industry

    S1:E3

    The Lancastrian steeplejack’s continuing history of steam power charts the role of steam in Britain’s 18th- and 19th-century industrial expansion, and the use of huge stationary steam engines in mills, collieries and steel works until well into the 20th century.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam Season 1 Episode 4 - Steam down the Road
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Steam down the Road

    S1:E4

    The Lancastrian steeplejack’s continuing history of steam power looks at experiments in the use of steam for road transport that took place a full century before the invention of the car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam Season 1 Episode 5 - Steam on the Water
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Steam on the Water

    S1:E5

    A look at how steam power revolutionised shipping, from the earliest paddle steamers with screw propellers to more modern vessels like the Royal Yacht Britannia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam Season 1 Episode 6 - Steam and the Modern Age
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Steam and the Modern Age

    S1:E6

    The Lancastrian steeplejack’s history of steam power concludes with a look at today’s powerful steam turbines that generate electricity and the preservation of our steam heritage in museums.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam Season 1 Episode 1 - The Early Pioneers
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Early Pioneers

    S1:E1

    A visit to Cornwall illuminates the early history of the steam engine in Britain, which was developed to pump water from the tin mines.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam Season 1 Episode 2 - The Transport Revolution
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - The Transport Revolution

    S1:E2

    How the advent of steam power radically changed the way people travelled.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Driving the Wheels of Industry" is the worst rated episode of "Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam". It scored 6/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/29/2003. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Steam down the Road".