London Bridge to Chatham
Michael Portillo visits the Royal Observatory at Greenwich to see how the railways standardised time and explores the historic dockyards at Chatham.
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, as his journey goes through Kent, from London Bridge around the scenic south coast to Hastings.
Michael visits the Royal Observatory at Greenwich to see how the railways standardised time, takes a walk through the world's first underwater tunnel at Rotherhithe and explores the historic dockyards at Chatham.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Portillo |
| Producer | Fiona Caldwell |
| Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce |
Broadcasts
Mon 24 Jan 2011 18:30麻豆社 HD & 麻豆社 Two- Tue 25 Jan 2011 00:30麻豆社 HD
Wed 25 May 2011 03:20- Mon 25 Jul 2011 18:30麻豆社 HD
Mon 16 Jul 2012 18:30- Wed 19 Sep 2012 19:30
- Thu 20 Sep 2012 00:45
- Mon 4 Mar 2013 19:30
- Mon 16 Jun 2014 19:30
- Mon 15 Sep 2014 16:45
- Wed 26 Nov 2014 19:30
Steam railway programmes on 麻豆社 iPlayer
A collection of programmes from the 麻豆社 archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.