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Pontefract to Bridlington
Episode 4 of 20
Documentary series with Michael Portillo. Michael searches for the last liquorice grower in Pontefract and goes fishing for sea bass in Bridlington.
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 remains of Bradshaw's Britain. His first journey is from Liverpool to Scarborough.
Michael searches for the last liquorice grower in Pontefract, discovers how the railways turned Hull into one of the largest white fish ports in the world and goes fishing for sea bass in Bridlington.
Last on
Mon 6 Oct 201419:30
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Portillo |
| Producer | Fiona Caldwell |
| Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce |
Broadcasts
Thu 7 Jan 201018:30
Fri 8 Jan 201018:30BBC Two Scotland
Fri 15 Jan 201001:50BBC One except Northern Ireland- Sat 16 Jan 201000:55BBC One Northern Ireland
- Sun 28 Mar 201022:50BBC One except Yorks & Lincs, Northern Ireland, North East & Cumbria, North West, South East & 1 more
- Sun 28 Mar 201023:20BBC One Northern Ireland
- Thu 30 Dec 201008:25
- Thu 10 Feb 201118:30BBC HD
- Fri 11 Feb 201100:30BBC HD
- Wed 15 Feb 201219:30
- Sun 6 May 201217:30BBC HD & BBC Two
- Tue 12 Jun 201219:30
- Tue 27 Nov 201219:30
- Wed 28 Nov 201202:00
- Wed 3 Apr 201319:30
- Wed 14 Aug 201318:00
- Sat 25 Jan 201411:30
- Mon 6 Oct 201419:30
Steam railway programmes on BBC iPlayer
A collection of programmes from the BBC archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.
