Dan Snow recalls the golden age of railways, from the late 1800s to World War II. It was the biggest industry in the world's strongest state, but who did our tracks belong to?
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.
