York to Frizinghall
Episode 12 · 2018-01-16
- Documentary
Episode overview
York to Frizinghall Armed with his Edwardian Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo conducts important research in an historic tea room, built by an Edwardian immigrant to the city of York. Research of a more sombre kind leads Michael to the roots of our modern welfare state in the work of an early 20th-century Quaker investigator, whose family manufactured chocolate. Next stop is Leeds, where Michael discovers the city's textile heritage, which relied in Edwardian times on a group of skilled Jewish immigrants to take it forward. Michael learns how some of the big names built their empires in Leeds and measures up to a footballing legend. At Bradford Grammar School, Michael hears the story of a talented Edwardian student who became a famous composer and enjoys one of his works, sung by a music pupil of today.
30 minutes
Season 9 episodes
1. Cromer to Cambridge2018-01-01
2. Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill2018-01-02
3. Croydon to Shoreham-by-Sea2018-01-03
4. Chichester to Cowes2018-01-04
5. Swanwick to Brownsea Island2018-01-05
6. Whitland to Swansea2018-01-08
7. Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town2018-01-09
8. Newport to Clevedon/Yatton/Bristol Channel2018-01-10
9. Taunton to Newton Abbot2018-01-11
10. Plymouth to The Lizard2018-01-12
11. Hull to Malton2018-01-15
12. York to Frizinghall2018-01-16
13. Sheffield to Nantwich2018-01-17
14. Liverpool to Dolgarrog2018-01-18
15. Criccieth to Caernarfon2018-01-19
