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- Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.
- Set in the early 20th century, class distinctions and troubled relations affect the relationship between two families and the ownership of a cherished British estate known as Howards End.
- C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned Christian theologian, writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham from the U.S.
- A docudrama biopic of the 19th-century author Charles Dickens
- Documentary charting the epic journey that transformed King's Cross into one of the best connected places in Britain. From steam to electric and from industrial wasteland to cultural heartland.
- Enjoy the view from the driving seat of the world's most famous steam locomotive as Flying Scotsman travels the length of the Severn Valley Railway, with 'cab cameras' capturing all the action from the footplate. Veteran driver Roger Norfolk and fireman Ryan Green guide this national treasure through the beautiful countryside of the English midlands, from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster. Roger and Ryan explain the skills involved in taking control of the Scotsman, while hundreds of enthusiasts watch and wave from platforms, bridges and surrounding fields.
- Built in 1923, the Flying Scotsman was the first steam locomotive to run at 100 miles an hour and to star in its own feature film. This is the untold story of the iconic Flying Scotsman-the very best in the engineering of its time. Featured by XIVETV.
- Robson Green spends a year working with the team of engineers who have been commissioned to rebuild the most famous steam engine in the world. Starting in February, Robson is given the task of cutting off the front end of the Scotsman and welding on a whole piece, and sets out to Durham, where he discovers how the invention of the steam engine helped to change the world. After a year in the workshop, the iconic train is ready for its first test run, and Robson realises a lifelong dream and gets to ride on the footplate as it sets off.
- On the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill's death, Jeremy Paxman tells the story of his state funeral and examines whether Churchill's immense legacy still has resonance today.
- Documents the secret, overnight attempt to set a 100 mph record for the newly-built steam locomotive Tornado, between Newcastle and York on the East Coast Main Line, the first time that such a speed has been attempted in the UK by a steam locomotive since British Rail withdrew them in the 1960s.
- Typography expert Mark Ovenden looks at the two main typefaces, Johnson and Gill Sans, that are used on many signs, maps and shop-fronts.
- This unassuming railway line revolutionised how we travelled and propelled mankind into the modern world. But at what cost?
- 1980–7.9 (65)TV EpisodeMichael Palin travels from London to Kyle of Lochalsh in the north of Scotland.
- 2018– 44m8.1 (10)TV EpisodeMichael Buerk jumps on board an original locomotive to discover the effect that the burgeoning rail network had on Victorian Britain.
- A look back at the locomotive "Flying Scotsman" over the years with some archive film.
- Tim Dunn visits Wemyss Bay Station in Inverclyde - an architectural gem. He also explores the engineering marvel that is Blackfriars station in central London.
- Tim visits Brunel's first and last railway projects, Wharncliffe Viaduct in West London and Three Bridges a kilometre away. He visits the Rossio terminus in Lisbon and Ballater station, which once hosted royal visitors to Balmoral.
- Tim Dunn uncovers the secrets above, below and inside London's Charing Cross Station. He also looks at the modern wonder of the Ordsall Chord in Manchester. His focus then shifts to Sweden's railways.
- Tim Dunn heads underground at the Victorian Bramhope Tunnel in West Yorkshire. He also visits the private railway museum of the late Sir William McAlpine and the rebuilt station in Dresden, destroyed during the Allied bombing in 1945.
- Tim Dunn visits the popular Victorian holiday resort Saltburn-by-the-Sea, exploring the North Yorkshire town that owes its very existence to the railways. He also visits Aleksandrów Kujawski in Poland and Bristol.
- Tim Dunn explores London's first passenger railway - the London and Greenwich Railway, on the longest railway viaduct in Britain today. He also visits the Aln Valley Railway in Northumberland and the railways of the Czech Republic.
- Tim Dunn takes a trip through the history of the North Staffordshire Railway Company, admiring the beautiful Stoke Station. He also visits the Byker Viaduct on the Tyne and Wear Metro and the Elblag Canal in Poland.
- Today Tim Dunn heads to the seaside to find out how the railways changed the fortunes of Margate and Ramsgate. He also visits the Dom Luís I Bridge in Portugal and learns about the driverless, underground London Post Office Railway.
- Tim Dunn visits the historic Grade 1 Curzon Street Station, to be reborn as part of the terminus for HS2, the rail link between London and Birmingham. He also visits a new Metro station in Copenhagen and the world's oldest model village.
- Michael finds out how Canterbury Cathedral was saved during the Baedecker raids of World War II, goes whelk fishing in Whitstable and explores the origins of a seaside swim in Margate.
- Today, Michael visits the historic Durham Cathedral, meets one of the first locomotives in Darlington and takes a Dracula tour in Whitby before ending his journey on a steam train across the North Yorkshire Moors.
- This week Michael Portillo follows some of the earliest railways in the UK, from Newcastle to Melton Mowbray. First, Michael takes a Turkish bath in the famous spa town of Harrogate.
- Michael investigates one of the great geological mysteries of the 19th century, the parallel roads of Glenroy, and finds out how the Victorians put a weather observatory on the top of Ben Nevis.
- Michael visits a station fit for royalty in Windsor, views an engineering triumph built by Brunel to span the Thames at Maidenhead, and tries his hand at collecting the mail 'Victorian style'.
- Michael discovers the Victorian coal heritage that turned Cardiff into the city it is today, and explores the 19th century reason why Barry Island isn't an island.