Great British Railway Journeys · SEASON 9
Swanwick to Brownsea Island
Episode 5 · 2018-01-05
- Documentary
Episode overview
Swanwick to Brownsea Island Steered by his Edwardian Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo promises to do his best on the island where Robert Baden Powell began the Scout movement in the early 20th century. Joining a group of modern Scouts he learns to build a bivouac and finds out what it is about Scouting that still appeals to boys - and girls - today. In the New Forest, Michael searches out some unsung heroes of the First World War, the ponies who became war horses, and hears their story from a commoner who runs a stable and riding school. Plus in Bournemouth, he investigates a very British institution: the beach hut.
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
