Full Steam Ahead — Season 1, Episode 6: Episode 6
Documentary • 60 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 9.3/10
Episode synopsis
The team examine how a combination of increased leisure time and affordable rail travel opened up new freedoms for working-class Victorians, from trips to the seaside to fossil-hunters exploring Britain's prehistoric past.
About Full Steam Ahead
With the help of Victorian steam enthusiasts across the country, historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands journey back in time to the era of steam which shaped modern Britain.