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Using a nineteenth century Bradshaw’s Descriptive Railway Guide, Michael Portillo sets off on three new railway journeys which will take him across Britain and Ireland. Each journey plays out over five episodes: King’s Cross to Edinburgh, Blackpool to Harwich and Wexford to Wicklow. Michael follows the guidebook’s recommendations for places to visit and things to do and investigates the characters, industries, locations and hotels suggested. Along the way he meets fellow passengers and local people from whom he gains a unique insight into the history of Victorian Britain and Ireland. The series also provides a snapshot of the nation’s today – the people, stories, scenery, architecture, customs and history of these islands and how their lives and landscape have changed during the 150 years since Bradshaw became a household name.
Original Release
01/04/2010 on BBC
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Portillo | Self - Presenter |
Alex Hutchinson | Historian |
John Yates | Self |
Peter Lord | Self |
Andrew Martin | Self |
Rowena Willard-Wright | Self - English Heritage Curator |
Hilary Rogers-Jones | Self |
Jonathan Betts | Self |
Paul Bennett | Self |
Nigel Brown | Self |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Denham to Swindon | Monday, 18 March 2024 |
2 | Chippenham to Yeovil | Tuesday, 19 March 2024 |
3 | Swanage to Portchester | Wednesday, 20 March 2024 |
4 | Havant to Guildford | Thursday, 21 March 2024 |
5 | Wokingham to Heathrow | Friday, 22 March 2024 |
6 | Loch Lomond to Kelvinbridge | |
7 | Glasgow to Cumbernauld | |
8 | Shawlands to Livingston | |
9 | Edinburgh to Queensferry | |
10 | Dundee to Loch of the Lowes | |
11 | Liverpool to Uttoxeter | |
12 | Derby to Nottingham | |
13 | Lincoln to York | |
14 | York to Skipton | |
15 | Northallerton to Chester-Le-Street |
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Directors
Cassie Farrell, Marc Beers, Tom Richardson, Titus Ogilvy, Anthony Holland, Joseph Cunningham, Tom Currie, Dave Minchin, Colin Rothbart, Dean Griffiths, George Boyle, Tim Brocklehurst, Hayden King, Adrienne Doyard, Beatrice Ni Bhroin, Elliott Gerner
Writers
Colette Hooper, Adrienne Doyard
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Portillo | Self - Presenter |
Alex Hutchinson | Historian |
John Yates | Self |
Peter Lord | Self |
Andrew Martin | Self |
Rowena Willard-Wright | Self - English Heritage Curator |
Hilary Rogers-Jones | Self |
Jonathan Betts | Self |
Paul Bennett | Self |
Nigel Brown | Self |
Dominic Harbour | Self |
John Challen | Self |
Sarah Whittingham | Self |
Glenys Williams | Self - Cricket Historian |
Mark Prescott | Self |
Nicholas Owen | Self |
Alex Werner | Self |
Barbara Jones | Self |
Richard Holdsworth | Self - The Historic Dockyard Chatham |
Robert Hulse | Self |
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