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June 27, 2017 5:51 AM Subscribe
Like enormous Victorian steam engines? From pants and coins to beer and paper, goofball Mark Williams gives us a running (sometimes literally running) tour around the UK’s industrial past. After that, we puff on over to the continent with Ronald Top. For your summer binge-ing pleasure, enjoy many hours of Industrial Revelations on YouTube.
Still fascinated by muggle technology.
posted by Bee'sWing at 7:48 AM on June 27, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by Bee'sWing at 7:48 AM on June 27, 2017 [2 favorites]
Very nice! One question: what does he say at 16:35 in the pants video? "He better have been a good...?"
posted by TreeRooster at 8:51 AM on June 27, 2017
posted by TreeRooster at 8:51 AM on June 27, 2017
Stuck inside in bed on doctors orders, on a beautiful day, - this is just what I need. Thank you!
posted by life moves pretty fast at 8:59 AM on June 27, 2017
posted by life moves pretty fast at 8:59 AM on June 27, 2017
I so miss James Burke.
posted by shockingbluamp at 9:35 AM on June 27, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by shockingbluamp at 9:35 AM on June 27, 2017 [2 favorites]
If you like this sort of stuff, the historical consultant is Anthony Burton, who did a series on industrial archaeology for the BBC in the 1980s, The Past at Work. I found an episode, and a partial episode, on YT.
There was a BBC book on the series, which is fascinating, and which you can pick up quite cheaply second hand at the usual places.
posted by carter at 10:04 AM on June 27, 2017 [1 favorite]
There was a BBC book on the series, which is fascinating, and which you can pick up quite cheaply second hand at the usual places.
posted by carter at 10:04 AM on June 27, 2017 [1 favorite]
TreeRooster: He is saying, "It had better have been a good tune," in reference to the lyrics he just quoted.
posted by carter at 10:07 AM on June 27, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by carter at 10:07 AM on June 27, 2017 [1 favorite]
"I so miss James Burke."
Agreed entirely. But this is not a bad substitute. See also "The Secret Life of Machines".
posted by hearthpig at 2:43 PM on June 27, 2017 [1 favorite]
Agreed entirely. But this is not a bad substitute. See also "The Secret Life of Machines".
posted by hearthpig at 2:43 PM on June 27, 2017 [1 favorite]
If you, like I, wanted the steam engines straight away, look no further.
posted by Twang at 4:11 PM on June 27, 2017
posted by Twang at 4:11 PM on June 27, 2017
Very nice! One question: what does he say at 16:35 in the pants video? "He better have been a good...?"
That does sound weird, but Richard Arkwright was Church of England.
posted by Bee'sWing at 5:27 AM on June 28, 2017
That does sound weird, but Richard Arkwright was Church of England.
posted by Bee'sWing at 5:27 AM on June 28, 2017
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You may remember Mark from previous incarnations. Suits you!
posted by GallonOfAlan at 6:25 AM on June 27, 2017