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Sudbury to Southend
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Michael Portillo comes face to face with a medieval politician, takes a rail tour of Victorian freak show hot spots and rides an early electric railway.
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 remains of Bradshaw's Britain.
Following the route of the Great Eastern Line, Michael comes face to face with a medieval politician, takes a rail tour of Victorian freak show hot spots, and visits Southend to ride one of the world's first electric railways.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Portillo |
| Series Producer | Jay Taylor |
| Executive Producer | John Comerford |
Broadcasts
Wed 4 Jan 2012 18:30麻豆官网首页入口 HD & 麻豆官网首页入口 Two
Thu 3 May 2012 03:35- Thu 1 Aug 2013 18:30
- Fri 2 Aug 2013 07:35
Wed 30 Oct 2013 19:30- Thu 31 Oct 2013 02:00
- Thu 2 Oct 2014 16:00
Steam railway programmes on 麻豆官网首页入口 iPlayer
A collection of programmes from the 麻豆官网首页入口 archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.