Climb up on the footplate and join historian and host Dan Cruickshank for a railway adventure like no other as he investigates how trains helped shape modern Britain. This three-part series resurrects an exhilarating age and kicks off by focusing on the railways' role in defeating Hitler, before unearthing the incredible engineering achievements of Isambard Brunel and embarking on a trip on the earliest steam engines.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | War Heroes | 2010-08-10 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Brilliant Brunel | 2010-08-17 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Steam Revolution | 2010-08-24 | 60 min |
