Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2018 (60 min)
In heat one, three teams offer their interpretations of James Bond, Jurassic Park, WWII flick The Longest Day, and a tour through Ealing Studios. But one team wilfully breaks the rules of the competition on day one.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2018 (60 min)
Heat two's theme sees the judges tuning in to model railway layouts inspired by beloved shows EastEnders, Doctor Who and Blackadder.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 19, 2018 (60 min)
Heat three's theme sees the judges taking in the sights of miniature recreations inspired by locations all around the world.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 26, 2018 (60 min)
The Fawley Fliers, The Diesel Dynamos and The Railway Children are the teams competing, and they each have to create a railway layout based on the creatively taxing theme 'Fire and Ice'.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 2, 2018 (60 min)
The Wakefield RMS, Aberdeen Model Railway Club and the Shunter Guys compete for a place in the final by creating railway layouts based on the theme 'Waterworld'
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 9, 2018 (60 min)
The final five teams compete on the theme A Journey Through Time, creating models based on the Cold War, the industrial revolution, 1950s West Country railways, the 2012 Olympics, and all the way into the future.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 13, 2019
Talented teams are tasked to build awe-inspiring miniature wonderlands against the clock, loaded with stunning scenery and spectacular animations, all to a different weekly theme and designed to impress expert judges Steve Flint and Kathy Millatt. Here, the first of eight gruelling, themed rounds sees `The Restless Earth" brought to life. Three teams of enthusiasts set about manufacturing a deluge of volcanoes, earthquakes and other small-scale natural disasters.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 20, 2019
Three teams of modellers are given three days to create masterpieces based on the theme of best-selling book. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom by TE Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia) is the inspiration for the Scarborough Flyers, sci-fi fans the Rail Riders choose HG Wells' classic War of the Worlds as their muse, while Team Phoenix's layout is inspired by various tomes by the queen of crime, Agatha Christie. As usual presenters James Richardson and Tim Shaw are joined by expert judges Kathy Millat and Steve Flint.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Sep 27, 2019
Three teams must create a landscape on the theme of the Best of British. Family team the Railmen of Kent recreate the 1951 Festival of Britain, including iconic trains and replicas of famous stations. The Loco Ladies draw inspiration from the countryside, complete with crocheted trees, while the Cambrian Coasters celebrate British food with a huge Yorkshire pudding and a cunning haggis delivery system. As usual presenters James Richardson and Tim Shaw are joined by expert judges Kathy Millat and Steve Flint.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 4, 2019 (60 min)
Three teams take a magical mystery tour through imagination.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2019 (60 min)
Teams fight for a place in the final with sci-fi displays.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2019 (60 min)
Three teams face a fabulous fantasy theme to reach the final.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Oct 19, 2019 (65 min)
The semi-finalists offer up layouts based on major movies.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Oct 26, 2019
In an extended edition, four finalists have three days to create miniature railway layouts that must amaze, confound and delight, before the winner is announced. Judges Steve Flint and Kathy Millat cast an expert eye over designs that include an homage to Hamburg's Miniatur Wunderland, an eco research centre, and an Austin Powers-themed layout.
