Full Steam Ahead

Name: Full Steam Ahead
Released: 2016-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn

Programa de TV · Historia · Documental

The Age of Steam was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life. This series will reveal how the world we live in today was entirely shaped by the railways, charting the evolution of rail transportation and how it left it's mark, as our team of experts immerse themselves in the story of how the railways made us what we are today.

2016 · 58m

Reparto Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn

Dirección Stuart Elliott

EPISODIO 2

Episode 2

The team look at how the railways impacted on people, those who built them, the railway staff and industries across the country and at how the railway companies began to develop ways to transport people as well as goods.

45 min
EPISODIO 3

Episode 3

The team look at how the railways transformed the British diet, reviving a nation that was struggling to feed itself. The mass transportation of fish, livestock and vegetables fed the nation's cities and spawned popular new dishes.

45 min
EPISODIO 4

Episode 4

The historians take a trip on the legendary Flying Scotsman as they continue their exploration of the age of steam, discovering how the railways revolutionised communication with the transportation of mail.

45 min
EPISODIO 5

Episode 5

The life of the branch line before Dr Beeching's cuts of the 1960s is examined. Peter finds out about life on the footplate, Ruth discovers the prosthetic limb workshop for GWR staff who lost a limb in accidents.

44 min
EPISODIO 6

Episode 6

The team examine how a combination of increased leisure time and affordable rail travel opened up new freedoms for working-class Victorians, from trips to the seaside to fossil-hunters exploring Britain's prehistoric past.

45 min