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Show Name....... Jay Blades: The Midlands Through Time
Rating.......... N/A
Premiered....... 2023-10-10
Type............ Documentary
Genre........... History
Plot............ In Jay Blades: The Midlands Through Time, Jay travels through Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry and beyond to uncover the fascinating history of an area which has had a profound effect on the development of Great Britain.Jay discovers just how much the nation owes to the West Midlands. Not only is it the home of Wedgwood but it's also the birthplace of the industrial revolution, the home of Wedgwood, the Olympic Games, the theory of Evolution and even the Balti
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Network......... Channel 5
Country......... United Kingdom
Language........ English
Runtime......... 60 mins
Status.......... In Development
Air Date........ Wednesday 21:00
URL............. https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/70239/jay-blades-the-midlands-through-time
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Episode Name.... Episode 1
Season.......... 1x01
Plot............ In the first episode, Jay takes us to his adoptive home, the West Midlands, to uncover its fascinating history. He starts by getting up close and personal with the Staffordshire Hoard; 3.3 million worth of Anglo-Saxon treasure that was unearthed in a farmer's field near Lichfield thanks to a local metal detectorist. Jay finds out that it was buried at a time when the Midlands was known as Mercia - one of the most important kingdoms in England.In a stable near Coventry, Jay discovers the truth behind the legend of Lady Godiva who supposedly rode a horse naked through 11th Century Coventry. Heading to the Black Country, Jay finds out how the local dialect, although often mocked, is more important than we think. Peppered with words found in Chaucer poetry, it uses Anglo Saxon words that have otherwise been lost in modern English.Jay hears about the 18th-century physician Erasmus Darwin whose grandson was none other than Charles Darwin. While Charles gets all the credit for being the father of the theory of evolution, his grandad turns out to have come up with the idea! Erasmus Darwin was part of a society of great thinkers who met monthly to discuss ideas and inventions. Jay finds out about some of these so-called Lunar Men' and their complex relationship with the abolition of slavery.Jay pays a visit to the Wedgwood factory to learn about Josiah Wedgwood, the potter who made Stoke-on-Trent renowned around the world. He has a go at the tricky task of adorning an ornate vase. And finally, he heads to Ironbridge to hear the story of Abraham Darby I, a genius innovator who was the first to work out how to mass produce iron products a technique that kick-started the Industrial Revolution!
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2023-10-11 Wednesday, 15:00
URL............. https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/2656744/jay-blades-the-midlands-through-time-1x01-episode-1
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Episode Name.... Episode 2
Season.......... 1x02
Plot............ In the second episode of this three-part series, Jay Blades takes us to his adoptive home of the West Midlands, to uncover the unsung story of its workers during the industrial revolution up until WWI.Kicking off in the Black Country, he navigates his way by narrowboat through the Dudley tunnel, to hear how thousands of miners, as young as eight years old, put their lives at risk to fuel the country's industrial revolution.Back in Birmingham, aka the "city of a thousand trades", Jay finds out about its famous Jewellery Quarter and its army of workers, he also has a go at making an MBE medal using traditional methods.Elsewhere in the city he finds out about the real Peaky Blinders debunking a couple of myths, he hears about one gang member who ended up dressing as a nurse to make a living.Jay goes for a ride round Wolverhampton's Molineux stadium, where people flocked to see bicycle races in the 1800s. Hundreds of companies manufactured them in local factories making Wolverhampton and Coventry the centre of its burgeoning industry.In the sleepy medieval Shropshire town of Much Wenlock, Jay hears how local Doctor, William Penny Brookes, protected local workers' health by kickstarting in 1850 a sports day inspired by the ancient Greek Olympic games. Only to inspire the world's biggest sporting event himself!Jay visits an original chainmaker's home/workshop, where women worked tirelessly in terrible conditions, to hear how trade unionist, Mary Macarthur, helped 800 women go on strike over their unfair pay. Leading to the country introducing a national minimum wage.Jay ends his journey just south of Birmingham, to find out how the Cadbury brothers created the beautiful model village of Bournville around their chocolate factory, which made a remarkable impact on the lives of their workers
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2023-10-18 Wednesday, 15:00
URL............. https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/2660302/jay-blades-the-midlands-through-time-1x02-episode-2
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