Great British Railway Journeys · SEASON 1
St Pancras to Westminster
Episode 20 · 2010-01-29
- Documentary
Episode overview
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, he travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains. His journey takes him from Buxton along one of the first railway routes south to the capital, London. This time, Michael explores one of the grandest railway stations and hotels in the country: St Pancras. He rides the world's first tube line to Smithfield market and climbs up the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament to hear Big Ben chime.
30 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Liverpool to Eccles2010-01-04
2. Manchester to Bury2010-01-05
3. Todmorden to York2010-01-06
4. Pontefract to Bridlington2010-01-07
5. Filey to Scarborough2010-01-08
6. Preston to Morecambe2010-01-11
7. Settle to Garsdale2010-01-12
8. Windermere to Kendal2010-01-13
9. Carlisle to Glasgow2010-01-14
10. Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy2010-01-15
11. Swindon to Bristol2010-01-18
12. Yatton to Weston Super Mare2010-01-19
13. Torquay to Totnes2010-01-20
14. Bugle to Mevagissey2010-01-21
15. Truro to Penzance2010-01-22
16. Buxton to Matlock2010-01-25
17. Cromford to Burton-on-Trent2010-01-26
18. Walsall to Bournville2010-01-27
19. Coventry to Watford2010-01-28
20. St Pancras to Westminster2010-01-29
