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- A tribute to The Beatles, and to the culture and the political turmoil of 1962 around the same time that they released their first single, Love Me Do.
- Made to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the creation of Britain's National Health Service, this series looks at some of the pioneering work that the NHS has performed.
- A documentary recalling the seven consecutive days of nonstop Nazi bombing of the city of Liverpool in May 1941, which left thousands dead and many more homeless.
- Before the coming of the railways Britain was made up of lots of separate, local time zones and local time was proudly treasured. The railways introduced a world of precise schedules and timetables that recognised Greenwich Mean Time.
- Originally railway entrepreneurs saw trains as a means to transport raw materials, stock and goods. But soon realised there was money to be made transporting people. The railways also created an army of engineers, managers and accountants.
- Railways changed what people ate in Britain and their culinary tastes. The speedy transport of fresh milk, fruit and veg, wet fish and fresh meat improved the range and quality of foods available to people - particularly in the big cities.
- Although railways separated passengers into first, second and third class carriages they also acted as a great catalyst for social change. Even royalty was able to travel the country, strengthening national identity and culture.
- Britain's new railway network transformed the way people spent their leisure time. Urban workers could travel to the coast to holiday, attend sporting fixtures and visit parts of the country previously beyond their reach.
- Before the age of steam you would need a horse to travel long-distances, but the railways allowed people to live further and further away from their place of work creating suburbia, New Towns and a new breed of worker - the commuter.