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Todmorden to York
Episode 3 of 20
Documentary series with Michael Portillo. Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway and sees the latest Roman discoveries in York.
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains. His first journey is from Liverpool to Scarborough.
Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, finds out about the latest Roman discoveries in York and takes to the air in the Network Rail helicopter.
Last on
Wed 1 Oct 2014
19:30
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Michael Portillo |
Series Producer | Fiona Caldwell |
Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce |
Broadcasts
- Wed 6 Jan 2010 18:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ HD & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
- Thu 14 Jan 2010 03:40
- Sun 14 Mar 2010 22:25ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One except Northern Ireland & Wales
- Sun 14 Mar 2010 22:50ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Northern Ireland
- Sun 14 Mar 2010 23:15ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Wales
- Wed 29 Dec 2010 08:30
- Wed 9 Feb 2011 18:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ HD
- Wed 9 Feb 2011 23:50ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ HD
- Tue 14 Feb 2012 19:30
- Mon 11 Jun 2012 19:30
- Mon 26 Nov 2012 19:30
- Tue 27 Nov 2012 02:00
- Tue 2 Apr 2013 19:30
- Thu 2 May 2013 17:00
- Sat 18 Jan 2014 11:30
- Wed 1 Oct 2014 19:30
Steam railway programmes on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer
A collection of programmes from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.