Railways: The Making of a Nation

E1. Time

Sep 28, 2016 · 30m

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?

E2. Capitalism and Commerce

Oct 5, 2016 · 30m

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

E3. The Age of Leisure

Oct 12, 2016 · 30m

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

E4. The New Commuters

Oct 19, 2016 · 30m

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.

E5. Food and Shopping

Oct 26, 2016 · 30m

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.

E6. A Touch of Class

Nov 2, 2016 · 30m

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.