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Todmorden to York
Episode 3 of 20
Documentary series with Michael Portillo. Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway and sees the latest Roman discoveries in York.
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains. His first journey is from Liverpool to Scarborough.
Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, finds out about the latest Roman discoveries in York and takes to the air in the Network Rail helicopter.
Last on
Wed 1 Oct 2014
19:30
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Portillo |
| Series Producer | Fiona Caldwell |
| Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce |
Broadcasts
Wed 6 Jan 2010 18:30大象传媒 HD & 大象传媒 Two
Thu 14 Jan 2010 03:40- Sun 14 Mar 2010 22:25大象传媒 One except Northern Ireland & Wales
- Sun 14 Mar 2010 22:50大象传媒 One Northern Ireland
- Sun 14 Mar 2010 23:15大象传媒 One Wales
Wed 29 Dec 2010 08:30- Wed 9 Feb 2011 18:30大象传媒 HD
- Wed 9 Feb 2011 23:50大象传媒 HD
- Tue 14 Feb 2012 19:30
- Mon 11 Jun 2012 19:30
- Mon 26 Nov 2012 19:30
- Tue 27 Nov 2012 02:00
- Tue 2 Apr 2013 19:30
- Thu 2 May 2013 17:00
- Sat 18 Jan 2014 11:30
- Wed 1 Oct 2014 19:30
Steam railway programmes on 大象传媒 iPlayer
A collection of programmes from the 大象传媒 archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.