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Railways: The Making of a Nation (2016)
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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Release Date:
Wed, Sep 28, 2016
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 30
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 30
Liz McIvor
Self - Presenter
Season 1:
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?
Series about Britain's railways. Liz McIvor explores how railways stimulated great changes to the nation's economy, changing how business was done.
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. Liz McIvor examines how the railways enabled people to live further and further from the places where they worked.
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.
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.
