Backstreet Mechanic
Fred Dibnah looks at industrialisation in Britain. Dibnah's garden was perhaps the finest working steam-powered engineering workshop in the country.
The late Lancastrian steeplejack Fred Dibnah traces the development of industrialisation in Britain. Dibnah described himself as a backstreet mechanic and believed he was awarded his MBE and honorary doctorates for this reason. His garden was all assembled from scrap and the cast offs from old mills and factories, but it was probably the finest working example of a steam-powered engineering workshop in the country.
The mechanical and engineering skills he demonstrated in his garden combined with his ability to explain how things worked opened up the world of engineering history to a wide audience.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Fred Dibnah |
| Narrator | James Masters |
| Director | David Hall |
| Producer | David Hall |
Broadcasts
Thu 17 Aug 2006 04:0091热爆 One Wales & Scotland only
Sun 22 Jun 2008 12:3091热爆 Two except East & Yorkshire- Tue 12 Nov 2013 16:4591热爆 Two HD, Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
- Mon 15 Sep 2014 13:0091热爆 Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Wed 10 Feb 2021 19:00
- Thu 11 Feb 2021 00:55
- Wed 9 Mar 2022 19:30
- Thu 10 Mar 2022 01:05