Discover Britain's proud railway past. By the mid-1800s, London was linked to other major cities as a trailblazing national network took shape and train mania gripped the UK.
All episodes for series 1 of Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways
S1 E1 · Locomotion - Dan Snow's History Of Railways
A look at railways from their beginnings as tracks for coal carts in the 18th century.
S1 E2 · Locomotion - Dan Snow's History Of Railways
Tracing the development of the railways from simple tracks to a truly national network.
S1 E3 · Locomotion - Dan Snow's History Of Railways
The history of Britain's railways from the late 19th century to the outbreak of WWII.
Operation Grand Canyon with Dan Snow
Description: Dan Snow is taking on a massive historical challenge, to run the Grand Canyon.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 2 episodes available.
Operation Gold Rush
Description: Dan Snow leads a team of adventurers on an epic journey across the Canadian wilderness.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 3 episodes available.
A Very British Murder
Description: The history of our curious relationship with murder is explored by Lucy Worsley.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.
The Men and the Machines that Beat Hitler
Description: Documentary about the veterans who fought in the 5th Royal Tank Regiment during WWII.; Category: Military & War; 2 episodes available.
Guy Martin's World War 1 Tank
Description: Guy builds a working replica of a WWI tank and drives it at a Remembrance Day parade.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 1 episode available.
How Britain Worked
Description: Guy Martin recreates technical achievements of the 19th century.; Category: Engineering; 6 episodes available.
Guy Martin's Spitfire
Description: Guy joins the two-year restoration of a Spitfire that was buried in a French beach.; Category: Engineering; 1 episode available.
Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution
Description: Six-part documentary series detailing the history of the Nazis' largest concentration camp; Category: Military & War; 6 episodes available.
Churchill's Bodyguard
Description: Historical documentary series based upon the memoirs of Walter Thompson.; Category: History; 13 episodes available.
War's Secret Shame: Shell Shock
Description: Dan Snow examines the devastating impact war has on the mental health of soldiers.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.
1066: A Year to Conquer England
Description: Historian Dan Snow explores events leading up to the Battle of Hastings.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.
D-Day To Berlin
Description: Docu-drama charting the campaign waged by Allied forces towards the end of WWII.; Category: Military & War; 3 episodes available.
