
Sandwich to Folkestone
Michael explores a secret port that ran the first train ferries to France carrying vital supplies during World War I and visits Walmer Castle.
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, as his journey goes through Kent, from London Bridge around the scenic south coast to Hastings.
Michael explores a secret port that ran the first train ferries to France carrying vital supplies during World War I, visits Walmer Castle, the home of the Duke of Wellington, and discovers how the Victorians initiated the building of the Channel Tunnel.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Michael Portillo |
Producer | Fiona Caldwell |
Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce |
Broadcasts
- Thu 27 Jan 2011 18:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ HD & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
- Sat 29 Jan 2011 01:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ HD
- Tue 7 Jun 2011 03:35
- Thu 28 Jul 2011 18:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ HD
- Mon 23 Jul 2012 18:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ HD & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
- Wed 3 Oct 2012 19:30
- Mon 11 Mar 2013 19:30
- Mon 23 Jun 2014 19:30
- Thu 18 Sep 2014 16:45
- Wed 3 Dec 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.