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The Architecture the Railways Built

  • 4 Series
  • 40 Episodes
  • Category: Engineering
  • High Definition available
  • Subtitles available

Railway expert Tim Dunn visits stations, viaducts, signal boxes, tunnels, pedestrian passages and workshops among other stunning structures that owe their existence to the railway.

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All episodes for series 1 of The Architecture the Railways Built

  • S1 E1 · The Architecture the Railways Built

    Tim Dunn explores disused station Down Street and tours Rotterdam's new centraal station.

  • S1 E2 · The Architecture the Railways Built

    Tim Dunn visits the Ffestiniog in Wales and learns about Amsterdam Centraal.

  • S1 E3 · The Architecture the Railways Built

    Tim Dunn's behind the scenes at London's Kings Cross.

  • S1 E4 · The Architecture the Railways Built

    Tim Dunn visits Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales and tours Innsbruck's Hungerbergbahn.

  • S1 E5 · The Architecture the Railways Built

    Tim Dunn explores Metroland and learns about Great Malvern's decorative 1860's station.

  • S1 E6 · The Architecture the Railways Built

    Tim Dunn explores London's St Pancras and learns about Castle Howard station in Yorkshire.

  • S1 E7 · The Architecture the Railways Built

    Tim Dunn visits Mt Snowdon's summit station.

  • S1 E8 · The Architecture the Railways Built

    Tim Dunn visits the former HQ of London Underground and sees Barmouth Bridge in Wales.

  • S1 E9 · The Architecture the Railways Built

    Tim Dunn visits Stockton & Darlington railway.

  • S1 E10 · The Architecture the Railways Built

    Tim Dunn sees Swindon's railway village and explores the past of Milan's monumental station.

  • 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.

  • Guy Martin's Lancaster Bomber

    Description: The history enthusiast honours Lancaster bomber crews of the Second World War.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode 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.

  • David Jason's Secret Service

    Description: David Jason offers insights into modern British spy history.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.

  • Yorkshire Steam Railways

    Description: A behind-the-scenes look at the North York Moors Railway.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 6 episodes available.

  • David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

    Description: The actor discovers the machines that made America and changed the world.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 5 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.

  • Guy Martin's Last of the Vulcans

    Description: Guy joins a select crew of engineers working on the last functioning Vulcan bomber.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 1 episode available.

  • Guy Martin's D-Day Landing

    Description: Guy parachutes into Normandy to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.

  • Smoke & Steel

    Description: Examining the Industrial revolution - the age of smoke and steel.; Category: Engineering; 6 episodes available.

  • Hornby: A Model World

    Description: Hornby reveal how their dedicated team strive to shrink a new generation of machines.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 20 episodes available.

  • Secrets of the London Underground

    Description: Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the disused parts of London's tube network.; Category: Engineering; 36 episodes available.