TV Show

Railways: The Making of a Nation

Historian Liz McIvor explores how Britain's expanding rail network was the spark to a social revolution, starting in the 1800s and continuing through to modern times.

TV Show Stats +8%

1 seasons

6 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

2016

Rating

TV Show

8.0/10

1 votes • HD

Season 1

6 episodes
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Episode 1

Time

Episode 1 • Sep 28, 2016

Exploring how Britain's expanding rail network sparked a social revolution. How do you organise a network in a country of separate time zones and no recognised timetables?

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Capitalism and Commerce
Episode 2

Capitalism and Commerce

Episode 2 • Oct 05, 2016

Series about Britain's railways. Liz McIvor explores how railways stimulated great changes to the nation's economy, changing how business was done.

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30m
The Age of Leisure
Episode 3

The Age of Leisure

Episode 3 • Oct 12, 2016

Documentary series about Britain's railways. A look at how the idea of an excursion to distant places became popular from the 1840s onwards.

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30m
The New Commuters
Episode 4

The New Commuters

Episode 4 • Oct 19, 2016

Documentary series about Britain's railways. Liz McIvor examines how the railways enabled people to live further and further from the places where they worked.

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30m
Food and Shopping
Episode 5

Food and Shopping

Episode 5 • Oct 26, 2016

Series about Britain's railways. How the railways changed culinary tastes in London, as rapid transport enabled people to enjoy food from across the nation.

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30m
A Touch of Class
Episode 6

A Touch of Class

Episode 6 • Nov 02, 2016

Documentary series about Britain's railways. This edition charts how, in the 1800s, the trains gradually acted as a great catalyst in mixing the classes.

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