All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Forts and Castles

    • February 17, 2000
    • BBC Two

    Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain's engineering marvels. This edition visits Warwick, Edinburgh and Conwy to explore the development of the fortress.

  • S01E02 Houses and Palaces

    • February 24, 2000
    • BBC Two

    Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain's engineering marvels. Here, he visits Hampton Court Palace and one of the first homes to have electric lighting - Cragside.

  • S01E03 Places of Worship

    • March 2, 2000
    • BBC Two

    Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of its engineering marvels. This edition takes in Preston, County Durham, St Paul's Cathedral and York Minster.

  • S01E04 Places of Work

    • March 16, 2000
    • BBC Two

    Fred Dibnah tours Britain's great building feats. In Chatham he visits one of our oldest dockyards, while in Leeds he discovers an early form of fireproofing.

  • S01E05 Bridges and Tunnels

    • March 23, 2000
    • BBC Two

    Fred Dibnah looks at some of the great achievements in civil engineering, from the earliest wrought iron suspension bridge to the Channel Tunnel.

  • S01E06 Pleasure Palaces

    • March 30, 2000
    • BBC Two

    Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of its engineering marvels. This edition focuses on structures that have been built for arts, leisure and entertainment purposes, including the Globe Theatre, the Victoria and Albert Museum and Blackpool Tower.