Stuart Elliott
Director
Full Steam Ahead (2016)
Season 1
With the help of Victorian steam enthusiasts across the country, historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands journey back in time to the era of steam which shaped modern Britain.
Released July 21, 2016
Episode 60 min
2+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: tmdb.industrial-revolution, tmdb.railroad, tmdb.united-kingdom, imdb.life
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, KQED, Thirteen
Production Companies: Lion Television
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Episode 1
The team of historians examine how the golden age of steam changed Britain in unexpected ways, starting with domestic life. From slate roof tiles to the coal fire the railways shaped peoples homes.
July 21, 2016, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
The team look at how the railways impacted on people, those who built them, the railway staff and industries across the country and at how the railway companies began to develop ways to transport people as well as goods.
July 28, 2016, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
The team look at how the railways transformed the British diet, reviving a nation that was struggling to feed itself. The mass transportation of fish, livestock and vegetables fed the nation's cities and spawned popular new dishes.
Aug. 4, 2016, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
The historians take a trip on the legendary Flying Scotsman as they continue their exploration of the age of steam, discovering how the railways revolutionised communication with the transportation of mail.
Aug. 11, 2016, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
The life of the branch line before Dr Beeching's cuts of the 1960s is examined. Peter finds out about life on the footplate, Ruth discovers the prosthetic limb workshop for GWR staff who lost a limb in accidents.
Aug. 18, 2016, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6
The team examine how a combination of increased leisure time and affordable rail travel opened up new freedoms for working-class Victorians, from trips to the seaside to fossil-hunters exploring Britain's prehistoric past.
Aug. 25, 2016, midnight
BBC Two
60 min/ep
360 min
July 21, 2016
Aug. 25, 2016, midnight
Ended
NR / 2+
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