Railways: The Making of a Nation

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Capitalism and Commerce

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

Episode 3

The Age of Leisure

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 4

The New Commuters

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 5

Food and Shopping

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 6

A Touch of Class

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.