Professor Jeremy Black examines one of the most extraordinary periods in British history: the Industrial Revolution. He explains the unique economic, social and political conditions that by the 19th century, led to Britain becoming the richest, most powerful nation on Earth. He traces the unprecedented explosion of new ideas and technological inventions that transformed Britain's agricultural society into an increasingly industrial and urbanised one. He also discusses the reasons behind this transformation; from Britain's coal reserves, which gave it a seemingly inexhaustible source of power, to the ascendency of political liberalism, with engineers and industrialists able to meet and share ideas and inventions. Professor Black explains the influence that geniuses like Josiah Wedgewood had on the consumer revolution and travels to Antigua to examine the impact Britain's empire had on this extraordinary period of growth.

Professor Jeremy Black examines one of the most extraordinary periods in British history: the Industrial Revolution. He explains the unique economic, social and political conditions that by the 19th century, led to Britain becoming the richest, most powerful nation on Earth. He traces the unprecedented explosion of new ideas and technological inventions that transformed Britain's agricultural society into an increasingly industrial and urbanised one. He also discusses the reasons behind this transformation; from Britain's coal reserves, which gave it a seemingly inexhaustible source of power, to the ascendency of political liberalism, with engineers and industrialists able to meet and share ideas and inventions. Professor Black explains the influence that geniuses like Josiah Wedgewood had on the consumer revolution and travels to Antigua to examine the impact Britain's empire had on this extraordinary period of growth.

A film that looks at the genius of JMW Turner in a new light. There is more to Turner than his sublime landscapes - he also painted machines, science, technology and industry. Turner's life spans the Industrial Revolution, he witnessed it as it unfolded and he painted it. In the process he created a whole new kind of art. The programme examines nine key Turner paintings and shows how we should re-think them in the light of the scientific and Industrial Revolution. Includes interviews with historian Simon Schama and artist Tracey Emin.

A film that looks at the genius of JMW Turner in a new light. There is more to Turner than his sublime landscapes - he also painted machines, science, technology and industry. Turner's life spans the Industrial Revolution, he witnessed it as it unfolded and he painted it. In the process he created a whole new kind of art. The programme examines nine key Turner paintings and shows how we should re-think them in the light of the scientific and Industrial Revolution. Includes interviews with historian Simon Schama and artist Tracey Emin.

《工业传奇》第一季《与德国智造同行》由中国机械工业信息研究院和德国弗戈工业传媒集团联合出品，该系列纪录片共五集，分别从“源发动力”、“品质致胜”、“创新机遇”、“磨砺成器”、“工业4.0”等五大板块，揭秘解读德国制造从落后到领先的崛起秘诀。

他们，曾经被耻笑为“精神散漫”的民族， 　　他们，也经历过步履维艰的“山寨阶段”， 　　甚至，他们的产品都要打上屈辱的符号。 　　但是今天，众口一词、不容抗辩， 　　他们是世界公认的制造强国。 　　是什么让他们在孤独中突围、成功逆袭？ 　　是什么促使他们百年来前赴后继、精益求精？ 　　带着这些疑问， 　　《工业传奇》历时18个月、长途跋涉26000公里， 　　目光穿越百年、跨越东西两个文明， 　　追本溯源、寻求德国工业成功的答案。

“……他梦见了一些庞大的、极为古怪的建筑物，它们不断散发出工业的巨响，既像是末日时代才会出现的避难所，又如同一切建筑物最赤裸的祖先。在梦里，不知何故，他很确信，那些噪音并不来自于任何外部的机械装置，而实则内在于这些建筑物的躯体中，在那些坚实的混凝土墙内部，它们的灰色砂砾纹理像湖面的水纹一样振动着……”

中国首部大型国际工业题材系列纪录片，《工业传奇》旨在揭示世界工业文明的精神和科技成果，为行业和受众深度解读世界工业发展的内核及原理；并在工业创新时代，整合先进工业成长经验，助推中国工业的转型升级。通过世界工业强国的发展故事，溯源人类工业发展长河，精心选择世界工业翘楚企业和机构，展现工业发展台前幕后的精彩故事，展开一幅气势磅礴的人类工业画卷。

影片以美国革命时期为背景，描述了一个普通人－纽约捕鱼人Tom Dobb当他的儿子被迫参加军队为了保护儿子他必须为他的国家、为自由而战的故事。