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: 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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Previous Episode
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…
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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1x02: Power and Privilege | Jul 14, 2010 | |
1x01: Unite and Divide | Jul 13, 2010 |