Great British Railway Journeys · SEASON 4
High Wycombe to Stratford-upon-Avon
Episode 1 · 2013-01-07
- Documentary
Episode overview
Michael Portillo embarks on another journey around the nation with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook to discover how the railways have affected people and what remains of Bradshaw's Britain. He begins by travelling from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, to Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, finding out about the remarkable craftsmen behind the Victorian furniture trade, discovering how George Bradshaw helped save Britain's canal heritage and seeing Shakespeare through the eyes of a 19th-century rail tourist.
30 minutes
Season 4 episodes
1. High Wycombe to Stratford-upon-Avon2013-01-07
2. Birmingham to Stafford2013-01-08
3. Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford2013-01-09
4. Dudley to Bridgnorth2013-01-10
5. Welshpool to Aberystwyth2013-01-11
6. Portsmouth to Gomshall2013-01-14
7. Woking to Clapham Junction2013-01-15
8. London Victoria to Abbey Wood2013-01-16
9. London King's Cross to Peterborough2013-01-17
10. Spalding to Grimsby2013-01-18
11. Stirling to Invergowrie2013-01-21
12. Dundee to Aberdeen2013-01-22
13. Dufftown to Aviemore2013-01-23
14. Inverness to Plockton2013-01-24
15. Invergordon to John O'Groats2013-01-25
16. London Paddington to Warminster2013-01-28
17. Salisbury to Castle Cary2013-01-29
18. Taunton to Minehead2013-01-30
19. Lynton and Lynmouth to Exeter2013-01-31
20. Exmouth to Newton Abbot2013-02-01
21. Killarney to Cobh2013-02-04
22. Charleville to Waterford2013-02-05
23. Kilkenny to Athy2013-02-06
24. Newbridge to Roscrea2013-02-07
25. Athlone to Galway2013-02-08
