Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Michael Bailey

Railway historian and editor of the most recent biography of Robert Stephenson

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Science19th-century British inventorsEnglish civil engineers, People of the Industrial Revolution

  1. George and Robert Stephenson

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss George Stephenson, known as the Father of Railways, and his son Robert, designer of the Rocket, whose contribution was arguably even greater.

    11 April 2018

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    Also featuring: Julia Elton, Colin Divall

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    Science19th-century British inventorsEnglish civil engineers, People of the Industrial Revolution