Railways: The Making of a Nation (2016)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 2016-09-28
Last Air Date: 2016-11-02
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- Liz McIvor as Self - Presenter
Seasons
Season 1 (2016)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Time
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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Ep. 2: Capitalism and Commerce
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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Ep. 3: The Age of Leisure
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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Ep. 4: The New Commuters
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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Ep. 5: Food and Shopping
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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Ep. 6: A Touch of Class
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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