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Local Heroes is a documentary series that first aired on January 2, 1996. The series stars Adam Hart-Davis. So far it spans 5 seasons and 42 episodes and its current status is "Ended". Season 1 has 6 episodes, and episode 6 originally aired on February 6, 1996.
What happens in "North West": The last in the series about pioneering scientists and inventors comes from the north west of England. Host Adam Hart-Davis discovers the connection between botany and Wordsworth the poet when he learns about his friend, John Gough, a local botanist who identified many rare plants despite being blind. A bicycle pump and a disgusting jelly help unearth the history of Lake Windermere. Adam climbs to the snowy summit of Helvellyn to try to reproduce John Dalton's weather forecasts. Finally, in Manchester, he learns about Joseph Whitworth, whose move to standardise the nuts and bolts of the engineering industry has endured to the present day.
Use the Season and Episode selectors next to the server buttons to move to any other episode of Local Heroes without reloading the page. The complete Season 1 episode list is below, and viewers who follow Local Heroes on MyFlixer also stream 30 for 30, Top Gear and The Imagineering Story.
Yes. Every episode of Local Heroes, including Season 1 Episode 6, streams free in HD on MyFlixer (MyFlixerz) with no registration.
Season 1 of Local Heroes has 6 episodes, and all of them are listed on this page with direct watch links.
Episode 6 of Season 1 ("North West") first aired on February 6, 1996.
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