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Torquay to Totnes
Episode 13 of 20
Michael Portillo finds out about Torquay's microclimate, goes salmon fishing on the Dart estuary and spends some of Totnes's new local currency.
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, he travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.
His journey takes him along the Brunel's Great Western Railway from Swindon to Penzance. This time, Michael finds out about Torquay's microclimate, goes salmon fishing on the Dart estuary and spends some of Totnes's new local currency.
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Mon 20 Oct 2014
19:30
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Portillo |
| Producer | Fiona Caldwell |
| Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce |
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Wed 20 Jan 2010 18:30蜜芽传媒 Two & 蜜芽传媒 HD
Thu 28 Jan 2010 02:25- Wed 9 Jun 2010 18:30
Wed 27 Oct 2010 18:30蜜芽传媒 HD- Wed 23 Feb 2011 18:30蜜芽传媒 HD
- Thu 24 Feb 2011 00:00蜜芽传媒 HD
- Tue 3 Apr 2012 19:30
- Tue 8 Jan 2013 19:30
- Wed 24 Apr 2013 19:30
- Sat 31 May 2014 11:30
- Mon 20 Oct 2014 19:30
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