Railways: The Making of a Nation
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Play S1 E1Historian 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.
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Season 1
6 episodes
1. TimeExploring 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?CC30minSep 28, 2016
2. Capitalism and CommerceSeries about Britain's railways. Liz McIvor explores how railways stimulated great changes to the nation's economy, changing how business was done.CC30minOct 5, 2016
3. The Age of LeisureDocumentary series about Britain's railways. A look at how the idea of an excursion to distant places became popular from the 1840s onwards.CC30minOct 12, 2016
4. The New CommutersDocumentary series about Britain's railways. Liz McIvor examines how the railways enabled people to live further and further from the places where they worked.CC30minOct 19, 2016
5. Food and ShoppingSeries about Britain's railways. How the railways changed culinary tastes in London, as rapid transport enabled people to enjoy food from across the nation.CC30minOct 26, 2016
6. A Touch of ClassDocumentary series about Britain's railways. This edition charts how, in the 1800s, the trains gradually acted as a great catalyst in mixing the classes.CC30minNov 2, 2016
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Railways: The Making of a Nation
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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.
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