Railways: The Making of a Nation
Season 1
2016 · 6 episodes

1. Time
2016-09-28 · 30m
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?

2. Capitalism and Commerce
2016-10-05 · 30m
Series about Britain's railways. Liz McIvor explores how railways stimulated great changes to the nation's economy, changing how business was done.

3. The Age of Leisure
2016-10-12 · 30m
Documentary series about Britain's railways. A look at how the idea of an excursion to distant places became popular from the 1840s onwards.

4. The New Commuters
2016-10-19 · 30m
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.

5. Food and Shopping
2016-10-26 · 30m
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.

6. A Touch of Class
2016-11-02 · 30m
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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