Sandwich to Folkestone
Michael explores a secret port that ran the first train ferries to France carrying vital supplies during World War I and visits Walmer Castle.
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 remains of Bradshaw's Britain, as his journey goes through Kent, from London Bridge around the scenic south coast to Hastings.
Michael explores a secret port that ran the first train ferries to France carrying vital supplies during World War I, visits Walmer Castle, the home of the Duke of Wellington, and discovers how the Victorians initiated the building of the Channel Tunnel.
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Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Michael Portillo |
Producer | Fiona Caldwell |
Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce |
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Steam railway programmes on 麻豆社 iPlayer
A collection of programmes from the 麻豆社 archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.