
Goes to Ireland - Enfield to Drogheda
Michael Portillo explores the railway network within the Bog of Allen, discovering the secrets behind the Boyne Viaduct and exploring the Irish Zinc mines.
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.
He crosses the Irish Sea to discover the rich railway history of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, following the unfurling 19th century expansion of the tracks from Dublin to Londonderry.
Michael explores the extensive railway network within the Bog of Allen, discovers the Victorian secrets behind the amazing Boyne Viaduct, and travels underground, into the vast Irish Zinc mines.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Michael Portillo |
Series Producer | Jay Taylor |
Executive Producer | John Comerford |
Broadcasts
- Tue 31 Jan 2012 18:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ HD & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
- Tue 3 Jul 2012 02:40
- Tue 4 Mar 2014 19:30
- Tue 4 Nov 2014 16:50ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except Scotland
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