Great British Railway Journeys
8.1
2010
Documentary
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.
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- Cast:
- Michael Portillo
Episode 15 : East Malling to Rye
February. 22,2019
East Malling to Rye
In Folkestone, Michael Portillo hears how the town coped with an influx of more than 100,000 refugees from Belgium fleeing the German invasion in 1914.
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Episode 14 : Piccadilly Circus to Gravesend
February. 21,2019
Piccadilly Circus to Gravesend
At Covent Garden’s Royal Ballet School, Michael Portillo hears how in 1909 a Russian ballet company took London by storm.
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Episode 13 : Ealing Broadway to South Kensington
February. 20,2019
Ealing Broadway to South Kensington
In the Queen of the Suburbs, Ealing, Michael Portillo finds comedy at the home of British cinema and is transformed for the silver screen by expert hair and make-up.
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Episode 12 : Reading to Cookham
February. 19,2019
Reading to Cookham
Messing about in boats is the name of the game in Henley on Thames, where Michael Portillo slips into a launch to hear about the world-famous regatta.
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Episode 11 : Warwick to Radley
February. 18,2019
Warwick to Radley
In Warwick’s medieval castle, Michael Portillo uncovers the scene of an extravagant and scandalous ball, which changed the life of its hostess, Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick.
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Episode 8 : Larne to Dumfries
February. 13,2019
Larne to Dumfries
Leaving from the seaport of Larne, Michael Portillo reaches Stranraer and the Mull of Galloway, where in a lighthouse built by Robert Stevenson, he discovers a magnificent machine.
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Episode 7 : Belfast to Portrush
February. 12,2019
Belfast to Portrush
Michael Portillo continues his rail journey through Northern Ireland. In Belfast’s grand Edwardian City Hall, Michael investigates the scene of a watershed moment in Irish history.
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Episode 6 : Newry to Portadown
February. 11,2019
Newry to Portadown
Beginning in Newry, Michael Portillo finds a specially chartered train that would deliver demonstrators campaigning for Irish Home Rule to a rally in the town.
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Episode 5 : Birmingham to the Potteries
February. 08,2019
Birmingham to the Potteries
Armed with his Bradshaw’s guide, Michael Portillo visits Birmingham, then travels on to Cradley Heath and Landywood, before reaching the Potteries at Stoke-on-Trent.
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Episode 4 : Maltby to Hinckley
February. 07,2019
Maltby to Hinckley
Armed with his Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo continues his tour of Britain’s industrial heartlands, heading for Maltby, Derby and on to Hinckley.
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Episode 3 : Manchester to Elsecar
February. 06,2019
Manchester to Elsecar
Armed with Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey through Britain's industrial heartlands, leaving Manchester for Oldham, Edale and a private family railway line.
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Episode 2 : Blackburn to Manchester
February. 05,2019
Blackburn to Manchester
Michael Portillo continues his journey through Britain’s industrial northwest, visiting Blackburn, Nelson and the renovated 19th-century Manchester Victoria station.
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