Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Monday, April 27 on U&Yesterday (27)
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Season 1, Episode 2
The historian and broadcaster examines the impact the railway had on London in the late 1830s, linking it to Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester. This was the start of a truly national network and one of the greatest civil engineering projects in history, while tycoons including Samuel Morton Peto and George Hudson made fortunes as the stock markets boomed. However, the bubble burst in 1847 and shares plummeted, leaving thousands of people facing bankruptcy courts
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Dan Snow
(Presenter)
Helen Nixon
(Producer)
Eamon Hardy
(Executive producer)
Melanie Archer
(Series producer)
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Did You Know..
Dan Snow
(Presenter)
Born:
December 03, 1978
in
London
Best Known For:
Following in the footsteps of his journalist father.
Early-life:
Born in 1978, Dan is the youngest son of broadcaster Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan, a CBC London correspondent. Through his mother, he is the nephew of Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan, and a great-great-grandson of British Prime Minister David Lloyd George. Snow was educated at St Paul's School, an independent school in Barnes in south London, where he was Captain of the School, followed by Balliol College at the University of Oxford. He rowed three times in the University Boat Race,. He received a first-class honours degree in Modern History
Career:
In 2003, Snow and his father made a programme on El Alamein to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the battle and followed this up with an eight-part series on BBC2 in 2004 called Battlefield Britain. This won a BAFTA award (for special effects). The same year Snow won a Sony award as one of the presenters on LBC's Boat Race coverage. He has made numerous history programmes for the BBC. He also presents on many of the state occasions such as the 200th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Trafalgar, Beating Retreat 2006, the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the 90th anniversary of the Armistice in November 2008, Trooping the Colour and the City Salute.
Quote:
' was determined my life wouldn't peak at Oxford. Some experience a sense of disappointment afterwards, but I've found other things to take its place. '
Trivia:
In August 2011, Snow performed a citizen's arrest on a looter during riots in Notting Hill.
Helen Nixon
(Producer)
Eamon Hardy
(Executive producer)
Melanie Archer
(Series producer)
