Great Railway Adventures with Dan Cruickshank

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2010 / 1 temporadas

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Documentary

Synopsis

Climb up on the footplate and join historian and host Dan Cruickshank for a railway adventure like no other as he investigates how trains helped shape modern Britain. This three-part series resurrects an exhilarating age and kicks off by focusing on the railways' role in defeating Hitler, before unearthing the incredible engineering achievements of Isambard Brunel and embarking on a trip on the earliest steam engines.

Directors

Actors

Dan Cruickshank

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