The Story of Industry
From Broadcast for Schools.co.uk.co.uk
companyAssociated-Rediffusion & Scottish
started18th Sep
1961
ended26th Mar
1962
last rpt28th Mar
1962
1 school year
episodes20
duration20 mins
subject
👨🔬Science
age rangeAge 13-16
languageenIn English
The Story of Industry is an ITV schools TV series from the 1960s, covering science for secondary school pupils.
- tracing the history of scientific industrial development, in the autumn term from early man to 1900, and in the spring term during the first half of the twentieth century
- a continuation in the summer term looking at the latest developments went out under the title Science in Industry
- the series was produced by Associated-Rediffusion, but an episode on The Building of Ships in the spring term was produced by Scottish Television
- replaced The Story of Medicine
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