Passionate about trains, Michael Portillo charts the great British romance with the railways as he retraces four journeys that were first documented in the monthly railway guide, Bradshaw's Handbook. He sees what's changed and discovers how our love of the railways all began.
Portillo makes stops en route to visit some of Britain's most beautiful cities and hidden-away villages, meeting extraordinary people and hearing stories of how their lives have been shaped in some way by the railways. Throughout these monumental journeys, Portillo explores the secret ammunition factory at Gretna, sails the last steam boat on Lake Windermere, learns to talk 'scouse' in Liverpool, takes a dip in Bath Spa, cooks a traditional curry in Birmingham, tries his hand at oyster fishing in Cornwall and meets survivors of the Coventry Blitz.
This disc includes the following episodes: 1. Liverpool - Eccles 2. Manchester - Bury 3. Todmorden - York 4. Pontefract - Bridlington 5. Filey - Scarborough
Disc 2:
This disc includes the following episodes: 6. Preston - Morecambre 7. Settle - Garsdale 8. Windermere - Kendal 9. Carlisle - Glasgow 10. Edinburgh - Kirkcaldy
Disc 3:
This disc includes the following episodes: 11. Swindon - Bristol 12. Yatton -WSM 13. Torquay - Totnes 14. Bugle - Mevagissey 15. Truro - Penzance
Disc 4:
This disc includes the following episodes: 16. Buxton - Matlock 17. Cromford - Burton 18. Walsall - Bournville 19. Coventry - Watford 20. St Pancras - Westminster
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