Britain’s Railway Empire in Colour

  • Premiered: Sep 2025
  • Episodes: 2
  • Followers: 1
  • Ended
  • Channel 4
  • Saturday at 20
  • Documentary

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Season 1
1x1
Episode 1
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 13, 2025
This first episode examines how the railways started and rapidly grew, transforming the lives of the Victorians - from all corners of the Empire to the magnificent Forth Bridge back home.
1x2 Season finale
Episode 2
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 20, 2025
The Victorians considered the train compartment a daring venue of intrigue and romance. And as the 20th century dawns, rail rapidly expands across the globe, headed for two devastating world wars.

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