Infrastructure
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy. Concrete. Audio, 9 minutes
It's improved health, school attendance, agricultural productivity and farm worker wages
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Unavailable
A History of Britain in Numbers. Series 2, Infrastucture. Audio, 15 minutes
Andrew Dilnot charts the history of the British state through its numbers.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Build and Be Damned. Audio, 28 minutes
The Victorians built grand ambitious railways, sewers and tunnels. Should we do the same?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
File on 4 Investigates. Flooding: Best Laid Plans? Audio, 38 minutes
How well prepared is Britain's transport infrastructure to weather the winter storms?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Face the Facts. Northern Ireland Water. Audio, 27 minutes
John Waite investigates what went wrong at Northern Ireland Water.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Building Site. Audio, 28 minutes
Jonathan Glancey investigates the development of a megalopolis in one part of China
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year