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'''''Local Heroes''''' is a science and history television programme in the United Kingdom, presented by [[Adam Hart-Davis]]. |
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Made by Screenhouse Productions and directed by Paul Bader, it was first aired on the [[ITV]] regional network [[Yorkshire Television]] in |
Made by Screenhouse Productions and directed by Paul Bader, it was first aired on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] regional network [[ITV Yorkshire|Yorkshire Television]] in 1992. In the show, Adam Hart-Davis, dressed in the pink and yellow cycling clothes that would become the show's trademark, rode around the YTV region (including [[Yorkshire]], [[Norfolk]] and [[Lincolnshire]]) on a matching pink and yellow [[bicycle]], stopping in a particular area to tell the stories of scientists that lived or were born there. These stories were embellished by experiments, performed on the street by Hart-Davis, generally using bits of wood and junk from a trailer on his bike. |
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This hobo-meets-[[Johnny Ball]] style approach to science-education proved appealing, and after two series, the show was sold to the national [[BBC Two|BBC2]] network in 1994. The move saw two changes: the scope of the show was expanded nationwide, with a different region visited each episode; and the theme tune was changed from ''No More Heroes'' by [[The Stranglers]] to a twee and plinky number, more in keeping with the programme genre. Eventually this was replaced by a more upbeat theme, by ''Wallace and Gromit'' composer Julian Nott, played by a Czech orchestra. |
This hobo-meets-[[Johnny Ball]] style approach to science-education proved appealing, and after two series, the show was sold to the national [[BBC Two|BBC2]] network in 1994. The move saw two changes: the scope of the show was expanded nationwide, with a different region visited each episode; and the theme tune was changed from ''No More Heroes'' by [[The Stranglers]] to a twee and plinky number, more in keeping with the programme genre. Eventually this was replaced by a more upbeat theme, by ''Wallace and Gromit'' composer Julian Nott, played by a Czech orchestra. |
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==Series 1== |
==Series 1== |
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'''1 South West''': |
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[[Sarah Guppy]]: Patented the exercise bed, breakfast urn and the suspension bridge. |
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William Watts: Invented [[Lead shot]]. |
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[[Humphry Davy]]: Discovered laughing gas, started electrochemistry and made patients breathe gases from cows. |
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[[Edward Jenner]]: Introduced vaccination against smallpox. |
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[[Mikael Pedersen]]: Designed a beautiful and curious bicycle. |
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[[George Pocock (inventor)]]: Inventor of spanking machine and pioneer of kite locomotion. |
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# South West: |
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#* [[Sarah Guppy]]: patented the exercise bed, the breakfast urn and the suspension bridge |
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[[John Milne]]: founder of modern seismology. |
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#* William Watts: invented [[lead shot]] |
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#* [[Humphry Davy]]: discovered laughing gas, started electrochemistry and made patients breathe gases from cows |
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[[Florence Nightingale]]: |
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#* [[Edward Jenner]]: introduced vaccination against smallpox |
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Colin Pullinger: |
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#* [[Mikael Pedersen]]: designed a beautiful and curious bicycle |
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[[John Stringfellow]]: |
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#* [[George Pocock (inventor)]]: inventor of spanking machine and pioneer of kite locomotion |
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# South: |
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'''3 Scotland''': |
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#* [[John Milne]]: founder of modern seismology |
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[[Charles Piazzi Smyth]]: |
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#* [[Edward Lyon Berthon]], who invented the folding lifeboat |
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[[Joseph Black]]: |
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#* [[Florence Nightingale]] |
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#* Colin Pullinger |
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[[David Brewster]]: |
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#* [[John Stringfellow]]: |
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# Scotland: |
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Gilbert D. Malloch (1881–1955) |
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#* [[Charles Piazzi Smyth]] |
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#* [[Joseph Black]] |
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#* [[John Napier]] |
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#* [[David Brewster]] |
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'''4 Midlands''': |
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#* [[David Douglas (botanist)|David Douglas]] |
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[[John Barber (engineer)]]: Patented the gas turbine. |
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#* Gilbert D. Malloch (1881–1955) |
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[[Matthew Boulton]]: Host of the Lunar Society, a gathering of scientists. |
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#* [[Nevil Maskelyne]] |
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[[William Withering]]: Made heart cure from foxgloves (digitalis). |
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#* [[Charles Hutton]] |
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[[William Murdoch]]: Invented gas lighting. |
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# Midlands: |
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[[James Watt]]: Invented the copying machine and greatly improved steam engines. |
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#* [[John Barber (engineer)]]: patented the gas turbine |
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[[Dennis Gabor]]: Invented the hologram on a tennis court - before it was possible to make one. |
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#* [[Matthew Boulton]]: host of the Lunar Society, a gathering of scientists |
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[[Alexander Parkes]]: Produced plastics, two generations ahead of its time. |
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#* [[William Withering]]: made heart cure from foxgloves (digitalis) |
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[[Frederick W. Lanchester]]: Built the first all British four wheel petrol driven car. |
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#* [[William Murdoch]]: invented gas lighting |
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#* [[James Watt]]: invented the copying machine and greatly improved steam engines |
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'''5 Northern Ireland''': |
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#* [[Dennis Gabor]]: invented the hologram on a tennis court – before it was possible to make one |
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[[John Boyd Dunlop]]: Invented the pneumatic tyre. |
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#* [[Alexander Parkes]]: produced plastics, two generations ahead of their time |
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William Coppin: Invented the diving suit and pioneered salvage operations. |
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#* [[Frederick W. Lanchester]]: built the first all-British four-wheel petrol-driven car |
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[[George Garrett (inventor)]]: Invented a submarine, powered by steam and called 'Resurgam'. |
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# Northern Ireland: |
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John Getty McGee: Invented the Ulster Overcoat as worn by Sherlock Holmes. |
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#*[[John Boyd Dunlop]]: invented the pneumatic tyre |
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[[John Thomas Romney Robinson]]: Invented the cup anemometer and measured the position of Armagh with rockets. |
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#*[[William Coppin]]: invented the diving suit and pioneered salvage operations |
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[[Harry Ferguson]]: Pioneered the modern tractor system. |
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#* [[George Garrett (inventor)]]: invented a submarine, powered by steam and called ''Resurgam'' |
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#* John Getty McGee: invented the Ulster overcoat (as worn by Sherlock Holmes) |
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'''6 North West''': |
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#* [[John Thomas Romney Robinson]]: invented the cup anemometer and measured the position of Armagh with rockets |
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John Mackereth: Invented the pneumatic mud corer for taking samples from lake beds. |
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#* [[Harry Ferguson]]: pioneered the modern tractor system |
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[[John Gough (natural philosopher)]]: Blind naturalist who could identify any plant by taste and touch. |
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# North West: |
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[[Thomas Edmondson]]: Inventor of the railway ticket. |
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#* John Mackereth: invented the pneumatic mud corer (Mackereth corer) for taking samples from lake beds |
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[[John Dalton]]: Meteorologist and pioneer of atomic theory. |
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#* [[John Gough (natural philosopher)]]: blind naturalist who could identify any plant by taste and touch |
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[[James Prescott Joule]]: Devised modern ideas about heat. |
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#* [[Thomas Edmondson]]: inventor of the railway ticket |
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[[Joseph Whitworth]]: Revolutionised engineering by defining standard screw threads. |
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#* [[John Dalton]]: meteorologist and pioneer of atomic theory |
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#* [[James Prescott Joule]]: devised modern ideas about heat |
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#* [[Joseph Whitworth]]: revolutionised engineering by defining standard screw threads |
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== Series 2== |
== Series 2== |
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'''1 Devon''': [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]]: |
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[[Henry Moule]]: |
[[Henry Moule]]: |
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[[Thomas Savery]]: |
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William Hase: Modified prison treadmills to take power outside the prison. |
William Hase: Modified prison treadmills to take power outside the prison. |
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[[William Gilberd]]: Discovered the earth is a magnet. |
[[William Gilberd]]: Discovered the earth is a magnet. |
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John Jeyes: Invented a unique three-function toilet cleaner [[Jeyes Fluid]]. |
[[John Jeyes]]: Invented a unique three-function toilet cleaner [[Jeyes Fluid]]. |
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[[William Hyde Wollaston]]: Invented a clever mirror-and-prism device ([[Camera lucida]]) that lets you see your subject superimposed on your sketch pad. |
[[William Hyde Wollaston]]: Invented a clever mirror-and-prism device ([[Camera lucida]]) that lets you see your subject superimposed on your sketch pad. |
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'''1 Devon and Cornwall''': [[Thomas Newcomen]] et al. |
'''1 Devon and Cornwall''': [[Thomas Newcomen]] et al. |
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'''2 London''': [[Cornelius Drebbel]] et al. |
'''2 London''': [[Cornelius Drebbel]] et al. |
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'''3 South''': [[Robert Hooke]] et al. |
'''3 South''': [[Robert Hooke]] et al. |
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'''4 Special |
'''4 Special – Egypt''' |
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'''5 Special |
'''5 Special – Italy''' |
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'''6 Special |
'''6 Special – Science Week''' |
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== Series 4== |
== Series 4== |
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'''2 East of Scotland''': [[James Dewar]] et al. |
'''2 East of Scotland''': [[James Dewar]] et al. |
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'''3 Cotswolds''': [[William Henry Fox Talbot]] et al. |
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'''4 St Pauls''': Heroines<br /> |
'''4 St Pauls''': Heroines<br /> |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:BBC television documentaries on history]] |
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* {{IMDb title|id=0415434|title=Local Heroes}} |
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[[Category:ITV television programmes]] |
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[[Category:1992 British television series debuts]] |
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[[Category:2000 British television series endings]] |
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[[Category:1990s British documentary television series]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:32, 6 March 2024
Local Heroes | |
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Directed by | Paul Bader |
Presented by | Adam Hart-Davis |
Country of origin | Vereinigtes Königreich |
Original language | Englisch |
No. of series | 4 |
Production | |
Production company | Screenhouse Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 1992 2000 | –
Local Heroes is a science and history television programme in the United Kingdom, presented by Adam Hart-Davis.
Made by Screenhouse Productions and directed by Paul Bader, it was first aired on the ITV regional network Yorkshire Television in 1992. In the show, Adam Hart-Davis, dressed in the pink and yellow cycling clothes that would become the show's trademark, rode around the YTV region (including Yorkshire, Norfolk and Lincolnshire) on a matching pink and yellow bicycle, stopping in a particular area to tell the stories of scientists that lived or were born there. These stories were embellished by experiments, performed on the street by Hart-Davis, generally using bits of wood and junk from a trailer on his bike.
This hobo-meets-Johnny Ball style approach to science-education proved appealing, and after two series, the show was sold to the national BBC2 network in 1994. The move saw two changes: the scope of the show was expanded nationwide, with a different region visited each episode; and the theme tune was changed from No More Heroes by The Stranglers to a twee and plinky number, more in keeping with the programme genre. Eventually this was replaced by a more upbeat theme, by Wallace and Gromit composer Julian Nott, played by a Czech orchestra.
Since then, the series has covered over 200 'heroes', and has seen several special episodes. The first special saw Hart-Davis visit Egypt to investigate ancient heroes, while another took him to Italy for a Renaissance special. Another notable show was the finale of the last series (to date), which was performed in front of a live audience at the Royal Institution, much in the style of the Institution's Christmas Lectures.
The show continued until 2000. Since then, Hart-Davis has moved on to other shows, and the bbc.co.uk Local Heroes pages have now been deleted, suggesting that no further series are planned.
Series 1
[edit]- South West:
- Sarah Guppy: patented the exercise bed, the breakfast urn and the suspension bridge
- William Watts: invented lead shot
- Humphry Davy: discovered laughing gas, started electrochemistry and made patients breathe gases from cows
- Edward Jenner: introduced vaccination against smallpox
- Mikael Pedersen: designed a beautiful and curious bicycle
- George Pocock (inventor): inventor of spanking machine and pioneer of kite locomotion
- South:
- John Milne: founder of modern seismology
- Edward Lyon Berthon, who invented the folding lifeboat
- Florence Nightingale
- Colin Pullinger
- John Stringfellow:
- Scotland:
- Charles Piazzi Smyth
- Joseph Black
- John Napier
- David Brewster
- David Douglas
- Gilbert D. Malloch (1881–1955)
- Nevil Maskelyne
- Charles Hutton
- Midlands:
- John Barber (engineer): patented the gas turbine
- Matthew Boulton: host of the Lunar Society, a gathering of scientists
- William Withering: made heart cure from foxgloves (digitalis)
- William Murdoch: invented gas lighting
- James Watt: invented the copying machine and greatly improved steam engines
- Dennis Gabor: invented the hologram on a tennis court – before it was possible to make one
- Alexander Parkes: produced plastics, two generations ahead of their time
- Frederick W. Lanchester: built the first all-British four-wheel petrol-driven car
- Northern Ireland:
- John Boyd Dunlop: invented the pneumatic tyre
- William Coppin: invented the diving suit and pioneered salvage operations
- George Garrett (inventor): invented a submarine, powered by steam and called Resurgam
- John Getty McGee: invented the Ulster overcoat (as worn by Sherlock Holmes)
- John Thomas Romney Robinson: invented the cup anemometer and measured the position of Armagh with rockets
- Harry Ferguson: pioneered the modern tractor system
- North West:
- John Mackereth: invented the pneumatic mud corer (Mackereth corer) for taking samples from lake beds
- John Gough (natural philosopher): blind naturalist who could identify any plant by taste and touch
- Thomas Edmondson: inventor of the railway ticket
- John Dalton: meteorologist and pioneer of atomic theory
- James Prescott Joule: devised modern ideas about heat
- Joseph Whitworth: revolutionised engineering by defining standard screw threads
Series 2
[edit]1 Devon: Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Henry Moule: Thomas Savery: Mary Anning:
2 Scotland: Alexander Bain (inventor): Electro-chemical telegraph Charles Macintosh: Mac James Clerk Maxwell: Robert Stirling: Inventor James Gregory (mathematician): Mathematician
3 East: William Harvey: Reformed incorrect thinking about the circulation of blood. Robert Fitzroy: Pioneered storm warning system and invented the weather forecast. Benjamin Wiseman: Patented a Windmill in 1783. William Hase: Modified prison treadmills to take power outside the prison. William Gilberd: Discovered the earth is a magnet. John Jeyes: Invented a unique three-function toilet cleaner Jeyes Fluid. William Hyde Wollaston: Invented a clever mirror-and-prism device (Camera lucida) that lets you see your subject superimposed on your sketch pad.
4 North East: John Walker (inventor): Invented the friction match. Charles Algernon Parsons: Invented the steam turbine. Joseph Wilson Swan: Invented the incandescent light bulb. Lewis Fry Richardson: Inventor of sonar and the understanding of the mathematics of the weather. Thomas Wright (astronomer): First to understand the Milky Way. Gladstone Adams: Invented the windscreen wiper.
5 Wales: Thomas Telford: Developed a system for road building & built bridges. Alfred Russel Wallace: Devised theory of natural selection jointly with Darwin. William Price (physician): Pioneer of cremation. Harry Grindell Matthews: Invented a portable radio, and supposed Death Ray inventor. Richard Trevithick: Ran world's first steam locomotive at Merthyr. Robert Recorde: Invented equals sign. Hugh Owen Thomas (and the bonesetters of Anglesey): Four generations of bonesetters and founder of orthopaedic surgery.
6 South East: Samuel Morland: Invented giant megaphones and was master mechanic to Charles II Hertha Ayrton: Invented way of clearing trenches of Mustard Gas. Eleanor Coade: Her artificial stone was used for many landmarks. Henry Maudslay: Founder of precision engineering and first production line. Thomas Young (scientist): Discovered how the eye works and translated the Rosetta Stone. Liborio Pedrazzoli: Inventor of swimming umbrellas. Ralph Wedgwood (inventor): Invented carbon paper. William Willoughby Cole Verner: Invented cavalry sketching board to enable cavalrymen to make accurate maps whilst on horseback.
Series 3
[edit]1 Devon and Cornwall: Thomas Newcomen et al.
2 London: Cornelius Drebbel et al.
3 South: Robert Hooke et al.
4 Special – Egypt
5 Special – Italy
6 Special – Science Week
Series 4
[edit]1 South: Henry Cavendish et al.
2 East of Scotland: James Dewar et al.
3 Cotswolds: William Henry Fox Talbot et al.
4 St Pauls: Heroines
External links
[edit]- Local Heroes at IMDb
- 1992 British television series debuts
- 2000 British television series endings
- 1990s British documentary television series
- 2000s British documentary television series
- BBC television documentaries about history
- ITV documentaries
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television series by Yorkshire Television
- British English-language television shows