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Season 1 – Full Steam Ahead

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Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn bring back to life the golden age of steam and explore how the Victorian railways created modern Britain.
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Full Steam Ahead — Season 1

Full Steam Ahead — Season 1

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Ruth Goodman

Host

Alex Langlands

Host

Peter Ginn

Host

Stuart Elliott

Producer

Stuart Elliott

Director

Nick Catliff

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 21, 2016 Revealing how the introduction of steam railways in the early 19th century changed Britain. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 28, 2016 Examining how Victorian railways began to move people, rather than just goods, around the country. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 4, 2016 How the railways transformed the British diet, rescuing a nation that was struggling to feed itself. Alex and Peter load sheep onto a train, discovering how the transportation of livestock by rail transformed the quality and quantity of meat. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 11, 2016 At the National Railway Museum, Alex and Peter help get the most famous locomotive in the world, the Flying Scotsman, into steam. The team take a ride of a lifetime as the loco travels along its original route. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 18, 2016 Ruth hand-milks a local breed of cow, and discovers how the railways came to the rescue when a deadly disease wiped out almost the entire stock of London cattle. Peter undergoes an eyesight test, Victorian-style. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 25, 2016 The team discovers how the combination of increased leisure time and affordable rail transport brought a new kind of freedom for working-class Victorians. Details
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Season Info

Director
Stuart Elliott, Chris Mitchell
Executive Producer
Nick Catliff
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jul 21, 2016