Archive for December, 2009
Great British Railway Journeys Ep 6/20
Monday 11 January 6.30-7.00pm BBC TWO In 1840, one man transformed travel in Britain. His name was George Bradshaw and his railway guides inspired Victorians to take to the tracks. Now, 170 years later, Michael Portillo continues on four epic journeys across the length and breadth of the country to see what remains of Bradshaw’s [...]
Great British Railway Journeys Ep 7/20
Tuesday 12 January 6.30-7.00pm BBC TWO Michael Portillo returns to the historic Settle to Carlisle line, a route he helped to save when he was Minister of State for Transport in the Eighties, in the second leg of his second journey from Preston to Kirkcaldy. In Settle, he meets Mark Rand and Peter Horton, who [...]
Great British Railway Journeys Ep 8/20
Wednesday 13 January 6.30-7.00pm BBC TWO Michael Portillo continues his rail journey through Britain Michael Portillo embarks on a two-day tour of the Lake District, as the third leg of his journey from Preston to Kirkcaldy continues, in the series that sets out to discover what remains of George Bradshaw’s – the man who transformed [...]
Great British Railway Journeys Ep 9/20
Thursday 14 January 6.30-7.00pm BBC TWO Michael Portillo reaches the wild border country in today’s leg of his journey from Preston to Kirkcaldy. His first stop is Carlisle, where he meets artist Gordon Young, a descendant of the Border Reivers, a bunch of ancient lawless clansmen from the area who are mentioned in Bradshaw’s guide. [...]
Great British Railway Journeys Ep 10/20
Friday 15 January 6.30-7.00pm BBC TWO On the last leg of his journey from Preston to Kirkcaldy, Michael Portillo leaves Glasgow and heads for Carluke in the Clyde Valley. In George Bradshaw’s day – the man who transformed travel in Britain – the area was famous for its orchards and, although most are long gone, [...]
Great British Railway Journeys Ep 1/20
Monday 4 to Friday 8 January 6.30-7.00pm BBC TWO Michael Portillo Begins his rail journey through Britain In 1840, one man transformed travel in Britain. His name was George Bradshaw and his railway guides inspired the Victorians to take to the tracks. Stop by stop, he told people where to travel, what to see and [...]
Great British Railway Journeys Ep 2/20
Monday 4 to Friday 8 January 6.30-7.00pm BBC TWO In the second leg of his first journey from Liverpool to Scarborough, Michael Portillo visits “cottonpolis” – George Bradshaw’s home town of Manchester – as the series that explores how the railways changed the nation continues. Meeting up with tour guide Jonathan Schofield, Michael finds out [...]
Great British Railway Journeys Ep 3/20
Monday 4 to Friday 8 January 6.30-7.00pm BBC TWO The first stop in today’s leg of Michael Portillo’s journey from Liverpool to Scarborough is the West Yorkshire town of Todmorden, as he continues to find out what remains of George Bradshaw’s Britain. In Bradshaw’s day, the railways made it possible for food to travel quickly [...]
Great British Railway Journeys Ep 4/20
Monday 4 to Friday 8 January 6.30-7.00pm BBC TWO Michael Portillo continues his journeys to find out what remains of George Bradshaw’s – the man transformed travel in 1840 – Britain. Michael meets Tom Dixon, the last liquorice grower in Pontefract, as part of the fourth leg of his journey from Liverpool to Scarborough. Pontefract [...]
Great British Railway Journeys Ep 5/20
Monday 4 to Friday 8 January 6.30-7.00pm BBC TWO In 1840, one man transformed travel in Britain. His name was George Bradshaw and his railway guides inspired the Victorians to take to the tracks. Michael Portillo continues his journeys to find out what remains of Bradshaw’s Britain. On the last leg of his journey from [...]