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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.

Genre: Documentary,

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Country: United Kingdom,

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: N/A

Duration: 30 minutes

Release: 2016-09-28

Rating: 8

1"Time"

2016-09-28

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

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

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

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

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

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.