Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo - Season 1 Episode 1 A Railway War Begins
Michael travels through Britain and northern Europe uncovering railway stories from the Great War. He begins his quest in the French city of Metz on European tracks built with war in mind, charts the birth of the railway war at a small station in Luxembourg and discovers how Britain's railways coped with the challenge of sending thousands of troops to join the conflict from Southampton. Finally, he returns to France to learn how the early war of movement gave way to the stalemate of the trenches.
Year: 2014
Genre: Documentary
Country: Germany, United Kingdom, France, Belgium
Studio: BBC Two
Director:
Cast: Michael Portillo
Crew: Tom Richardson (Director), Tom Richardson (Writer), Chris Baker (Editor), Jon Wygens (Music), Anna Gordon (Production Manager), Katie Wixon (Post-Production Manager)
First Air Date: Aug 04, 2014
Last Air date: Aug 08, 2014
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 5 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 0.6295
Language: English
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