The Architecture the Railways Built(2020)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2020-04-28
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 4.3
Votes: 3
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 40
Railway expert and train enthusiast Tim Dunn explores the stunning architecture that lines the railway network in `The Architecture the Railways Built'. He visits stations made up of simple stone buildings, decorative Victorian grandeur, and striking glass and concrete structures, but he doesn't stop at visiting stations, as he explores every structure which owes its existence to the railway, including viaducts, railway hotels, tunnels, and the less obvious buildings such as homes, swimming pools, and Turkish baths.
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Series 1
Episodes: 10E01
Down Street
Air Date: 2020-04-28
Tim Dunn explores disused tube station Down Street in Mayfair that played a crucial tactical role during WWII and tou...
E02
Ffestiniog
Air Date: 2020-05-05
Tim Dunn visits the Ffestiniog in Wales originally built to transport slate from mountain to coast and learns about A...
E03
King's Cross
Air Date: 2020-05-12
Tim's behind the scenes at London's King's Cross and learns of Bristol's funicular railway.
E04
Ribblehead
Air Date: 2020-05-19
Tim Dunn visits the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales, talks to the man who saved it from closure and tours t...
E05
Metroland
Air Date: 2020-05-26
Tim Dunn follows his family's roots by exploring Metroland, the area around the Metropolitan Railway, and in Great Ma...
E06
St Pancras
Air Date: 2020-06-02
Tim Dunn explores the ornate St Pancras station in London and its sister hotel - built to show off the might of the M...
E07
Snowdon
Air Date: 2020-06-09
Tim Dunn rides up Mt Snowdon's railway to visit the summit station, and discovers how a glass structure envelopes Str...
E08
Broadway
Air Date: 2020-06-16
Tim Dunn visits the former HQ of London Underground, 55 Broadway, which was the capital's first skyscraper, and sees ...
E09
Stockton & Darlington
Air Date: 2020-06-23
Tim Dunn visits the architecture of the Stockton & Darlington railway, the first passenger steam line in the world an...
E10
Swindon
Air Date: 2020-06-30
Tim Dunn visits Swindon's railway village, which became home to Great Western's enormous works and he also explores t...
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