''The Architecture the Railways Built'' is a British
factual documentary series presented by the historian
Tim Dunn, first broadcast in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
from 28 April 2020 on
Yesterday. Each episode explores railway sites across the UK and Europe, including historical, abandoned, modern and future elements. All episodes in series 1 to 3 have one featured location from
Continental Europe
Continental Europe or mainland Europe is the contiguous mainland of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands. It can also be referred to ambiguously as the European continent, – which can conversely mean the whole of Europe – and, by som ...
; the rest of the featured locations in each episode are from the United Kingdom.
The series is a
UKTV
UKTV Media Limited, trading as UKTV, is a British multi-channel broadcaster, which, since 2019, has been wholly owned by BBC Studios (formerly BBC Worldwide), a commercial subsidiary of the BBC. It was formed on 1 November 1992 through a join ...
original, commissioned for Yesterday and produced by Brown Bob Productions. Two further series of ten episodes each were commissioned by UKTV in October 2020,
with the sequel premiering on 19 January 2021, and the third series premiering on 13 September 2021. A fourth series was commissioned in 2022, with the first of ten episodes broadcast on 28 February 2023.
From 4 February 2025, BBC Four began showing Series 1 each weekday evening except Friday.
Following its success, ''
Secrets of the London Underground'', a programme of four series presented by Dunn, was broadcast from 2021.
Episodes
Series 1 (2020)
Series 2 (2021)
Series 3 (2021)
Series 4 (2023)
References
External links
The Architecture the Railways Built episodes - ianVisits*
2020 British television series debuts
2023 British television series endings
2020s British documentary television series
Documentary television series about architecture
Documentary television series about railway transport
Rail transport in Europe
UKTV original programming
British English-language television shows
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