Railways: The Making of a Nation  - TV series (2016)

1. Time

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28/09/2016

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?

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

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05/10/2016

Series about Britain's railways. Liz McIvor explores how railways stimulated great changes to the nation's economy, changing how business was done.

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

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12/10/2016

Documentary series about Britain's railways. A look at how the idea of an excursion to distant places became popular from the 1840s onwards.

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

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19/10/2016

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.

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

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26/10/2016

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.

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

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02/11/2016

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.

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.