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John Sergeant on Tracks of Empire

John Sergeant embarks on a unique 3,000 mile journey through the history of the greatest legacy the British left to India - its rail network. The biggest in Asia, it runs on 40,000 miles of track and reaches every corner of the subcontinent. Proposed in 1853 by Governor General Lord Dalhousie, it would become the biggest engineering project of its time and instrumental in every chapter of India's history.

Show Info

Network: United Kingdom BBC Four (2010 - 2010)
Schedule: Tuesdays, Wednesdays (60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type: Documentary
Genres: TravelHistory
Episodes ordered: 2 episodes

Official site: www.bbc.co.uk

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Power and Privilege

Episode 1x02; Jul 14, 2010

John Sergeant continues his 3,000-mile journey along India's rail tracks, travelling north to south to discover how the railways not only shaped its history but also its future.Starting in New Delhi, John reveals how the railways' extraordinary const

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Episode NameAirdateTrailer
1x02: Power and PrivilegeJul 14, 2010
1x01: Unite and DivideJul 13, 2010
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