Great Asian Railway Journeys

Combat Trains

2025

For over a century, locomotives played a vital role in wartime. We explore some of the trains and railways, from the American Civil War through World War II, that turned the tides of battles and changed history. Rarely seen archival footage and accounts from vets who were there highlight these thrilling stories of engineering genius and extraordinary bravery.

Minna-no Tetsudo

2025

Railway program focused on riding experience. Cameras fixed on a train show surroundings in three directions while the train is moving. On its way, an explanation for the rolling stock, train stations, and rail infrastructure is given.

Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip

2025

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.

Paddington Station 24/7

2025

With visitor numbers approaching 70 million every year, Paddington is one of the UK's busiest transport hubs.

Railroad Australia

2025

Discover what it takes to transport ever-growing numbers of passengers and crucial resources across Australia. With unprecedented access we go behind the scenes to meet the train drivers, locomotive servicing crews and track maintenance teams on some of the toughest and most spectacular journeys.

David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

2025

In this five-part series, comedy legend Sir David Jason hits the West Coast of the USA. He’s on a revealing and entertaining journey of a lifetime by planes, trains and automobiles, discovering the machines that made America and changed the world.

Full Steam Ahead

2025

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.

Great American Railroad Journeys

2025

Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic to ride the railroads of America, armed with Appleton's General Guide to the United States, published in 1879.

Auf alten Gleisen durch Europas Osten

2025

Die gefährlichsten Bahnstrecken der Welt

2025

Great British Railway Journeys

2025

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.

Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways

2025

Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railway Journeys brings to life beautifully not only the romance of travelling by train, but also the sights, sounds and smells of the countries and places visited, while also illuminating the customs and attitudes of the people the author encountered along the way.

Japan Railway Journal

2025

Discover the secrets of Japan's railways, from the newest technologies and systems in use, to travel tips and must-see places.

Impossible Railways

2025

Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways

2025

Dan Snow examines the development of the railways from their beginnings as track-ways for coal carts in the early 18th century to the pivotal technology for modern Britain.