St Pancras to Westminster
Michael visits one of the grandest railway stations and hotels in the country - St Pancras. He also rides the world's first tube line to Smithfield market.
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, he travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what remains of Bradshaw's Britain.
His journey takes him from Buxton along one of the first railway routes south to the capital, London. This time, Michael explores one of the grandest railway stations and hotels in the country - St Pancras. He rides the world's first tube line to Smithfield market and climbs up the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament to hear Big Ben chime.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Portillo |
| Series Producer | Fiona Caldwell |
| Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce |
Broadcasts
Fri 29 Jan 2010 18:30
Sat 30 Jan 2010 19:00大象传媒 Two Scotland
Sat 6 Feb 2010 01:30大象传媒 One except Northern Ireland- Tue 9 Feb 2010 01:20大象传媒 One Northern Ireland
- Fri 18 Jun 2010 18:30
- Fri 5 Nov 2010 18:30大象传媒 HD
- Fri 4 Mar 2011 18:30大象传媒 HD
- Sat 5 Mar 2011 00:00大象传媒 HD
- Wed 2 May 2012 19:30
- Wed 23 Jan 2013 19:30
- Tue 14 May 2013 19:30
- Tue 23 Jul 2013 11:30
- Sat 30 Aug 2014 11:45
- Wed 29 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.