World's Busiest Railway - Season 1 Episode 1

Dan Snow examines the development of the railways from their beginnings as track-ways for coal carts in the early 18th century to the pivotal...

Intrepid adventurer Michael Palin takes a journey through the Himalayas.

Historian Liz McIvor explores how Britain's expanding rail network was the spark to a social revolution, starting in the 1800s and continuing through...

Documentary series about the resurgence of steam power on the Welsh railways, including the ambitious Welsh Highland Railway in Snowdonia.

More than 150 of Britain’s railway stations are request stops. You have to put out your arm to get the train to stop at the platform. In this...

Michael Portillo heads for the Last Frontier of the United States armed with his 1899 Appleton's Guide-Book to Alaska.

Michael Portillo explores Canada, armed with his Appleton's Guidebook.

Documentary series revealing the inner workings of Britain's railways, introducing the track-workers, train guards, drivers, police officers and...

Restoration experts restore iconic rail carriages back to their former glory

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the...