BBC - The Secret Life of the National Grid (All 3 Episodes) (2010)
BBC - The Secret Life of the National Grid (All 3 Episodes) (2010)
PDTV | English | MKV (H264) 25.000 fps 1525 Kbps | 832x468 | AAC 128 Kbps 48 KHz | 2 channels | 1.83 GB
Genre: Documentary
PDTV | English | MKV (H264) 25.000 fps 1525 Kbps | 832x468 | AAC 128 Kbps 48 KHz | 2 channels | 1.83 GB
Genre: Documentary
Series charting the development of Britain's national electricity grid and how it sparked modern Britain into being - transforming our landscape, our politics and our lives.
Part 1: Wiring the Nation
At the heart of Britain sits something so all pervasive we don't even notice it's there - the national electricity grid. This three-part series charts how our lives got wired and the impact electrification has had. The opening part takes us from the epic construction of the first grid in the 1920s and 30s to the challenge of making sure there is power at the flick of a switch today. Using rare archive and vivid personal accounts it reveals the heroic efforts, architectural masterpieces and engineering achievements behind the real power map of Britain.
Part 2: Switching On
From hoovers to hi-fis, from electric lifts to intensive care units - where would we be if we couldn't plug in to the national electricity grid? The second part of this history of the grid explores how switching on has transformed every part of our lives over the last 60 years. Colour archive reveals a time when having an electric cooker was a status symbol and 'plugged in' music was revolutionary. But the grid didn't just mean gadgets - it has been central to creating a consumer society and shaping the contemporary city.
Part 3: Pulling the Plug
Miners, nuclear scientists, politicians, environmentalists and even the City have all wrestled for control of the national electricity grid and the power that it has brought. The final film in this history of the grid charts how it has been the battleground for conflicts that have changed and shaped Britain. Key players from the miners' strikes reveal why the industrial action of the 70s and 80s had such different impacts on electricity supply. The film also uncovers how Britain lost her lead in the field of nuclear power.
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BBC - The Secret Life of the National Grid (All 3 Episodes) (2010)
BBC - The Secret Life of the National Grid (All 3 Episodes) (2010)
BBC - The Secret Life of the National Grid (All 3 Episodes) (2010)
