The Secret Life of the National Grid

The opening part takes us from the epic construction of the first grid in the 1920s and 30s to the challenge of making sure there is power at the flic...

From hoovers to hi-fis, from electric lifts to intensive care units - where would we be if we couldn't plug in to the national electricity grid? The...

Miners, nuclear scientists, politicians, environmentalists and even the City have all wrestled for control of the national electricity grid and the po...