The Real Mill: The Private Life of the Industrial Revolution

The Real Mill: The Private Life of the Industrial Revolution

Documentary 2014

Available on Prime Video

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.

Documentary 2014

Starring Tony Robinson

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.

46 min 23 Aug 2014
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.

45 min 30 Aug 2014

Tony Robinson

Host
Lucy Haken

Director

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The Real Mill: The Private Life of the Industrial Revolution

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.

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Studio: MORE4
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014