The Real Mill with Tony Robinson

Name: The Real Mill with Tony Robinson
Released: 2014-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Tony Robinson

TV Show · Documentary

Tony Robinson explores the true story of the factory workers whose blood, sweat and toil forged the Industrial Revolution. He finds out how they rose up to launch a wave of social change that laid the foundation for the country we know today.

2014 · 46m

Starring Tony Robinson

Director Lucy Haken

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Tony Robinson and social historian Professor Emma Griffin discover who the mill workers were and where they came from. They included orphan children who were legally bound to work at the mill, and adult workers who trekked hundreds of miles.
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Tony Robinson and social historian Professor Emma Griffin discover how, as industrialisation transformed Britain, workers across the country joined together to fight for their rights.