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Chapeltown to Doncaster

From Chapeltown, Michael heads to Wharncliffe Crags, where he follows in the terrifying footholds of the Victorian daredevil who made rock climbing a sport.

From Chapeltown, Michael heads to Wharncliffe Crags, where he plucks up courage to follow in the terrifying footholds of the Victorian daredevil who made rock climbing a sport. The relative calm of academia beckons at Sheffield University but, face to face with a hagfish, Michael's visit to the Alfred Denny Collection proves an eye-opener.

At Conisbrough, Michael learns how Victorians flocked to visit the castle which inspired Sir Walter Scott's immensely popular novel, Ivanhoe. This leg of his journey, following what was once known as the North Country Continental service, finishes in the engineering centre of Doncaster, where Bradshaw's leads him to investigate an enlightened Victorian's school for deaf children.

29 minutes

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Role Contributor
Presenter Michael Portillo
Series Producer Alison Kreps
Executive Producer John Comerford
Production Company Boundless Productions

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