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Todmorden to York
Episode 3 of 20
Documentary series with Michael Portillo. Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway and sees the latest Roman discoveries in York.
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains. His first journey is from Liverpool to Scarborough.
Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, finds out about the latest Roman discoveries in York and takes to the air in the Network Rail helicopter.
Last on
Wed 1 Oct 201419:30
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Portillo |
| Series Producer | Fiona Caldwell |
| Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce |
Broadcasts
Wed 6 Jan 201018:30BBC HD & BBC Two
Thu 14 Jan 201003:40- Sun 14 Mar 201022:25BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
- Sun 14 Mar 201022:50BBC One Northern Ireland
- Sun 14 Mar 201023:15BBC One Wales
Wed 29 Dec 201008:30- Wed 9 Feb 201118:30BBC HD
- Wed 9 Feb 201123:50BBC HD
- Tue 14 Feb 201219:30
- Mon 11 Jun 201219:30
- Mon 26 Nov 201219:30
- Tue 27 Nov 201202:00
- Tue 2 Apr 201319:30
- Thu 2 May 201317:00
- Sat 18 Jan 201411:30
- Wed 1 Oct 201419:30
Steam railway programmes on BBC iPlayer
A collection of programmes from the BBC archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.
