Great British Railway Journeys · SEASON 7
Preston to Swinton
Episode 3 · 2016-01-06
- Documentary
Episode overview
Preston to Swinton Michael reads the riot act in Preston, where he discovers four mill workers were shot dead by soldiers at a protest in 1842. In Darwen, he makes a splash in pink as he traces developments in 19th-century interior design from wallpaper to paint. Michael explores the Victorian industrial landscape of Salford, populated by little matchstick figures, as revealed in the paintings of LS Lowry. Michael finishes this leg of his journey on Kersal Moor, where he twists his tongue around the Lancashire dialect and discovers the poetry of Edwin Waugh.
30 minutes
Season 7 episodes
1. Carlisle to Penrith2016-01-04
2. Windermere to Carnforth2016-01-05
3. Preston to Swinton2016-01-06
4. St Helens to Knutsford2016-01-07
5. Ashley to Alton2016-01-08
6. Dover to Lewes2016-01-11
7. Newhaven to Worthing2016-01-12
8. Littlehampton to Beaulieu2016-01-13
9. Lymington Town to Exmouth2016-01-14
10. Plymouth to Porthcurno2016-01-15
11. Birmingham to Worcester2016-01-18
12. Redditch to Gloucester2016-01-19
13. Stroud to Bath2016-01-20
14. Bristol to Glastonbury2016-01-21
15. Bridgewater to Dartmouth2016-01-22
16. Ashford to Sevenoaks2016-01-25
17. East Grinstead to Guildford2016-01-26
18. Woking to Walton-on-Thames2016-01-28
19. Hampton Court to Teddington2016-01-29
20. Egham to Henley-on-Thames2016-01-29
