Great British Railway Journeys · SEASON 6
Abergavenny to Hanborough
Episode 18 · 2015-01-28
- Documentary
Episode overview
Michael Portillo makes his way from west Wales across Britain to Cambridge. On this leg, he begins underground at Big Pit coal mine in Blaenavon, where he learns how Victorians toiled night and day to power the industrial revolution. On the River Usk, Michael casts a line and learns about 19th-century developments in angling. On rebellious turf in Ascott-under-Wychwood, Michael discovers the Ascott Martyrs and lends a hand ploughing on the farm where they struck their early blow for labourers' rights. Michael's last stop is Hanborough and Blenheim Palace, where he investigates a fire described in his Bradshaw's which is said to have claimed some risque art.
30 minutes
Season 6 episodes
1. Ayr to Stewarton2015-01-05
2. Greenock to Larkhall2015-01-06
3. Motherwell to Linlithgow2015-01-07
4. Stirling to Pitlochry2015-01-08
5. St Andrew's to Edinburgh2015-01-09
6. Amersham to Regent's Park2015-01-12
7. Deptford to West Silverton2015-01-13
8. Stratford to London Victoria2015-01-14
9. Covent Garden to Soho2015-01-15
10. High Street Kensington to London Bridge2015-01-16
11. Derby to Grantham2015-01-19
12. Boston to Hensall2015-01-20
13. Hessle to York2015-01-21
14. Middlesbrough to Hexham2015-01-22
15. Newcastle to Lindisfarne2015-01-23
16. Pembroke Dock to Swansea2015-01-26
17. Swansea to Hereford2015-01-27
18. Abergavenny to Hanborough2015-01-28
19. Oxford to Luton2015-01-29
20. Oakham to Cambridge2015-01-30
