Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

2003 1 Seasons 7 Episodes ⭐ 6.7 Documentary

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World is a 7-part British documentary/docudrama television miniseries that originally aired from 4 September 2003 to 16 October 2003 on BBC. The programme examines seven engineering feats that occurred during the Industrial Revolution.

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World is a 7-part British documentary/docudrama television miniseries that originally aired from 4 September 2003 to 16 October 2003 on BBC. The programme examines seven engineering feats that occurred during the Industrial Revolution.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Great Ship

This episode focuses on the construction of the SS Great Eastern, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to be both the fir

EP 2

The Brooklyn Bridge

Focusing on the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, the episode examines the family that built it - John Augustus Roebl

EP 3

The Bell Rock Lighthouse

This episode tells the story of the construction in the early nineteenth century of the offshore lighthouse on Bell Rock

EP 4

The Sewer King

Set in London during the 1850s, this episode focuses on the construction of the London sewerage system, built to replace

EP 5

The Panama Canal

Both the French and the American efforts build a sea-level canal through Panama linking the Atlantic Ocean with the Paci

EP 6

The Line

The episode follows the construction of the Pacific Railroad, the first transcontinental rail system, which would unite

EP 7

The Hoover Dam

The final episode focuses on the construction of the Hoover Dam during the Great Depression of the 1930s, focussing in p

Popular Cast

Robert Lindsay
Robert Lindsay
Self - Narrator