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Railways: The Making of a Nation

Season 1

2016 · 6 episodes

  1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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