Railways: The Making of a Nation

Episode 01

Time

Sep 28, 2016 · 30 min

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?

Episode 02

Capitalism and Commerce

Oct 5, 2016 · 30 min

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

Episode 03

The Age of Leisure

Oct 12, 2016 · 30 min

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

Episode 04

The New Commuters

Oct 19, 2016 · 30 min

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.

Episode 05

Food and Shopping

Oct 26, 2016 · 30 min

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.

Episode 06

A Touch of Class

Nov 2, 2016 · 30 min

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.