Enfield to Cambridge
On a journey from Brighton to Cromer, Michael Portillo visits the government arms factory at Enfield and discovers how the trains transformed Newmarket's races.
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of five epic journeys, Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what remains of Bradshaw's Britain.
On a journey taking him coast to coast from Brighton to Cromer, Michael visits the government arms factory at Enfield (the largest machine shop in Europe in Bradshaw's day), discovers how the trains transformed Newmarket's races and finds out why Cambridge could be considered the birthplace of modern football.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Portillo |
| Series Producer | Fiona Caldwell |
| Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce |
Broadcasts
Wed 5 Jan 2011 18:30麻豆社 Two & 麻豆社 HD
Wed 13 Apr 2011 02:30
Fri 6 May 2011 20:00麻豆社 HD- Tue 14 Jun 2011 16:45麻豆社 HD
- Wed 6 Jul 2011 18:30麻豆社 HD & 麻豆社 Two
- Tue 15 May 2012 19:30
- Wed 16 May 2012 03:00
- Wed 6 Jun 2012 18:30麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Fri 8 Jun 2012 18:30麻豆社 Two Scotland
- Wed 30 Jan 2013 19:30
- Wed 14 May 2014 19:30
- Thu 15 May 2014 03:15
- Wed 27 Aug 2014 16:40麻豆社 Two Scotland
- Wed 27 Aug 2014 16:45麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Tue 4 Nov 2014 20:00
Steam railway programmes on 麻豆社 iPlayer
A collection of programmes from the 麻豆社 archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.