Made in Great Britain (2018)
Series telling the story of how the craft and manufacturing skills have shaped the country's towns and cities and built modern Great Britain.
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Episode 1 - Steel
Release Date: 2018-10-26The makers experience Sheffield's transformation into an industrial powerhouse known as 'Steel City', famous throughout the world for making high quality steel and cutlery.
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Episode 2 - Chocolate
Release Date: 2018-11-02This episode traces our love affair with chocolate back to York. Chocolate was transformed here from a luxury drink for the rich into the nation's favourite.
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Episode 3 - Hats
Release Date: 2018-11-16This episode looks at Luton's glamourous secret. While today the town is famous for its airport, it is a little-known fact that it once led the world in hat-making.
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Episode 4 - Pottery
Release Date: 2018-11-23Steph McGovern leads the makers through the ages from the 17th century to the present day, revealing how Stoke-on-Trent dominated the pottery industry, transforming from a collection of rural villages to a city that became the world capital of ceramics.
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Episode 5 - Cheese
Release Date: 2018-12-07The makers arrive in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, home of one of Britain's most loved cheeses, to discover its surprising story.
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Episode 6 - Shoes
Release Date: 2018-12-14The makers discover how Northampton dominated the shoe industry for centuries, becoming the shoe capital of Britain and exporting fancy footwear all over the globe.