Back in Time for the Factory Season 1 Episode 1
The workers start their journey in 1968, when The Beatles and Tom Jones are topping the pop music charts, Harold Wilson of Britain’s Labor Party is Prime Minister and big hair abounds. It is also the year that female strikers in Dagenham brought a Ford automobile factory to a standstill and the question of women’s pay into the headlines. The workers’ first task is to produce pink nylon slips – a staple of British women’s wardrobes in an era when only 30% of houses had central heating. But to do that they need to master the sewing and overlock machines on the factory …
Serie: Back in Time for the Factory
Episode Title: 1968
Air Date: 2018-09-06