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                        Dumbarton to Tyndrum
                
                                    
                        Episode 22 of 25
                    
                            
            Michael Portillo explores the historic Dumbarton shipyards that built the Cutty Sark, visits Loch Lomond, and goes hunting for gold in Scotland's mountains.
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 of Bradshaw's Britain remains, as he journeys up the west coast of Scotland from Ayr to Skye.
Michael explores the historic Dumbarton shipyards that built the Cutty Sark, visits one of Queen Victoria's favourite haunts, Loch Lomond, and goes hunting for gold in Scotland's mountains.
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            19:30
        
        
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Credits
| Role | Contributor | 
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Portillo | 
| Series Producer | Fiona Caldwell | 
| Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce | 
Broadcasts
 Tue 1 Feb 2011 18:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ HD & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Tue 1 Feb 2011 18:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ HD & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
 Wed 2 Feb 2011 00:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ HD Wed 2 Feb 2011 00:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ HD
- Wed 15 Jun 2011 03:50
- Tue 20 Dec 2011 17:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Scotland
- Tue 20 Dec 2011 18:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except Scotland
 Fri 27 Jul 2012 18:30 Fri 27 Jul 2012 18:30
- Mon 15 Oct 2012 19:30
- Mon 18 Mar 2013 19:30
- Mon 30 Jun 2014 19:30
- Tue 23 Sep 2014 16:00
- Wed 10 Dec 2014 19:30
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