• 2016
  • 30m
Railways: The Making of a Nation

Summary Historian Liz McIvor examines how Britain's rapidly expanding railway network was the spark for a social revolution that began in the 1800s and whose impact is still being felt today. View more details

  • 2016
  • 30m

Railways: The Making of a Nation

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Christian Wolmar Liz McIvor Jane Humphries Simon Bradley

All cast & crew

7.2

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Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Sep 28, 2016

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

Summary Historian Liz McIvor examines how Britain's rapidly expanding railway network was the spark for a social revolution that began in the 1800s and whose impact is still being felt today. View more details

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Sep 28, 2016

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 28, 2016
Time
Before the coming of the railways Britain was made up of lots of separate, local time zones and local time was proudly treasured. The railways introduced a world of precise schedules and timetables that recognised Greenwich Mean Time.
Episode 2 • Oct 05, 2016
Capitalism and Commerce
Originally railway entrepreneurs saw trains as a means to transport raw materials, stock and goods. But soon realised there was money to be made transporting people. The railways also created an army of engineers, managers and accountants.
Episode 3 • Oct 12, 2016
The Age of Leisure
Britain's new railway network transformed the way people spent their leisure time. Urban workers could travel to the coast to holiday, attend sporting fixtures and visit parts of the country previously beyond their reach.
Episode 4 • Oct 19, 2016
The New Commuters
Before the age of steam you would need a horse to travel long-distances, but the railways allowed people to live further and further away from their place of work creating suburbia, New Towns and a new breed of worker - the commuter.
Episode 5 • Oct 26, 2016
Food and Shopping
Railways changed what people ate in Britain and their culinary tastes. The speedy transport of fresh milk, fruit and veg, wet fish and fresh meat improved the range and quality of foods available to people - particularly in the big cities.
Episode 6 • Nov 02, 2016
A Touch of Class
Although railways separated passengers into first, second and third class carriages they also acted as a great catalyst for social change. Even royalty was able to travel the country, strengthening national identity and culture.
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