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How Trains Changed the World

2018 · 1 season

A calm, informative stroll through history and engineering, easy to half-watch while learning how railways reshaped everyday life.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Kevin Spink
Overview
The invention of trains transformed everything about how humans lived. From the movement of goods and population, the design of cities, to conquest and warfare, there are few aspects of civilization that were left untouched by these machines.

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Kevin Spink
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • work
  • exploration
  • war
  • class
Places
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
documentary
Starring
Kevin Spink
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
Quest
Languages
English

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