George Henton
Director
Railways: The Making of a Nation (2016)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 28, 2016
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: tmdb.great-britain, tmdb.train, tmdb.railroad, imdb.revolution
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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?
Sept. 28, 2016, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
Oct. 5, 2016, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
Oct. 12, 2016, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
Oct. 19, 2016, midnight
S1E5 - 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.
Oct. 26, 2016, midnight
S1E6 - 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.
Nov. 2, 2016, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 180 min.
Released: Sept. 28, 2016
Last Air Date: Nov. 2, 2016, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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