
Cardiff to Brecon
Michael Portillo discovers the Victorian coal heritage that turned Cardiff into the city it is today, and takes a steam ride through Brecon Beacons National Park.
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.
All this week he is travelling west, from Oxford in the heart of England, through the Malvern Hills and into Wales, taking in the unique Victorian heritage of the South Wales coastline.
Today Michael discovers the Victorian coal heritage that turned Cardiff into the city it is today, explores the 19th-century reason why Barry Island isn't an island, and takes a steam ride through the beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Michael Portillo |
Series Producer | Jay Taylor |
Executive Producer | John Comerford |
Broadcasts
- Thu 19 Jan 2012 18:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ HD & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
- Mon 4 Jun 2012 04:05
- Wed 21 Aug 2013 19:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Scotland
- Thu 22 Aug 2013 19:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except Scotland
- Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:30
- Wed 27 Nov 2013 00:50
- Thu 23 Oct 2014 16:50
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A collection of programmes from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.