The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway

Great British Railway Journeys

June 2025 •English

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.

The World's Most Beautiful Railway

June 2025 •English

Scotland's rail network crosses a landscape voted the best in the world. This series follows the staff and enthusiasts safeguarding these iconic routes.

The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track

June 2025 •English

Documentary series revealing the inner workings of Britain's railways, introducing the track-workers, train guards, drivers, police officers and management teams determined to keep the country moving.

Around the World by Train With Tony Robinson

June 2025 •English

Covering thousands of miles, Sir Tony Robinson takes a whirlwind journey around the globe by train.

Great Continental Railway Journeys

June 2025 •English

Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.

La passion des trains

June 2025 •French

Secrets of the Railways

June 2025 •English

These are the Secrets of the Railways, railroads constructed during turbulent periods and associated with mankind's ugliest deeds.

Railway Adventures Across Australia

June 2025 •English

Railway adventures across Australia follows the exploits of Scott McGregor on his quest to find the famous, unusual and unique trains and stories at the end of the line.

Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow

June 2025 •English

Restoration experts restore iconic rail carriages back to their former glory

Ninja of the Rockies

June 2025 •English

Into the Wild Frontier

June 2025 •English

As America expands westward, intrepid explorers and rugged mountain men risk their lives to blaze new trails into the wild frontier.

Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys

June 2025 •English

Michael Portillo heads for the Last Frontier of the United States armed with his 1899 Appleton's Guide-Book to Alaska.

Great Canadian Railway Journeys

June 2025 •English

Michael Portillo explores Canada, armed with his Appleton's Guidebook.

How Trains Changed the World

June 2025 •English

The invention of trains transformed everything about how humans lived. From the movement of goods and population, the design of cities, to conquest and warfare, there are few aspects of civilization that were left untouched by these machines.

In the boots of Lucky Luke

June 2025 •French

Relentless sheriffs, trigger-happy gunslingers, steadfast saloon owners and cocky cowboys are all found in the "Lucky Luke" albums, which have influenced entire generations of comic readers. For the three-part series "In the boots of Lucky Luke", the French comic author Jul traveled to the USA to trace the role models of the familiar comic characters.

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo

June 2025 •English

Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I and travels through Britain and Europe uncovering stories from the Great War.

Great Railway Adventures with Dan Cruickshank

June 2025 •English

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.

On the Rails of the Double Headed Eagle

June 2025 •German

The railway age in the Austrian Empire began with the construction of the horse-drawn railway from Linz to Budweis. Plans soon followed to connect the imperial capital of Vienna with the iron and coal deposits in northern Moravia and with the port city of Trieste. In 1837 the Kaiser Ferdinands Nordbahn was opened, in 1857 the Semmeringbahn planned by Karl Ritter von Ghega, overcoming one of the most difficult obstacles on the way to the Adriatic. The crossing of the Alps by train, such as over the Arlberg or the Brenner, is still considered a unique engineering masterpiece. The expansion of the railway network brought epochal changes. Goods and people circulated on an unprecedented scale – life accelerated. It had succeeded in connecting the northern crown lands such as Silesia or Bohemia and Moravia with Carinthia, Tyrol or the coastal region.

Die gefährlichsten Bahnstrecken der Welt

June 2025 •German

Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip

June 2025 •English

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones hops on some of Australia's most impressive long distance trains, travelling across the expansive outback and along spectacular coastlines.