Great British Railway Journeys · SEASON 8
Greystones to Dublin
Episode 12 · 2017-01-17
- Documentary
Episode overview
Greystones to Dublin At Trinity College, Dublin, Michael Portillo discovers one of Ireland's greatest treasures and learns how it became the symbol of the nation. There is a chance to sample the black stuff in a Dublin pub before Michael learns how Victorian royals were deployed to calm rocky relations between Britain and Ireland. He explores the magnificent house and gardens of Powerscourt in County Wicklow. Finding an angle on triangulation helps Michael to understand how Ireland was put on the map - and why.
30 minutes
Season 8 episodes
1. The Flying Scotsman2017-01-02
2. Welwyn Garden City to Peterborough2017-01-03
3. Newark-on-Trent to Stockton-on-Tees2017-01-04
4. Darlington to Dunbar2017-01-05
5. Longniddry to Edinburgh2017-01-06
6. Blackpool to Manchester Victoria2017-01-09
7. Manchester Piccadilly to Silkstone Common2017-01-10
8. Chapeltown to Doncaster2017-01-11
9. Gainsborough to Ely2017-01-12
10. Stowmarket to Harwich2017-01-13
11. Wexford to Wicklow2017-01-16
12. Greystones to Dublin2017-01-17
13. Navan to Mullingar2017-01-18
14. Dromod to Sligo2017-01-19
15. Ballina to Westport2017-01-20
