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Truro to Penzance

Great British Railway JourneysSeries 1
Episode 15 of 20

Michael Portillo searches for the lost church of St Piran, explores the last working tin mine in Cornwall and harvests oysters on the Helford River.

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, he travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.

His journey takes him along the Brunel's Great Western Railway from Swindon to Penzance. This time, Michael searches for the lost church of St Piran, explores the last working tin mine in Cornwall and harvests oysters on the Helford River.

29 minutes

Last on

Tue 21 Oct 201420:00
BBC Four

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Credits

PresenterMichael Portillo
Series ProducerFiona Caldwell
Executive ProducerCharlie Bunce

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    BBC HD & BBC Two except Scotland
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    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sat 30 Jan 201003:45
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    BBC Two
  • Fri 29 Oct 201018:30
    BBC HD
  • Fri 25 Feb 201118:30
    BBC HD
  • Sat 26 Feb 201100:00
    BBC HD
  • Tue 17 Apr 201219:30
    BBC Four
  • Mon 14 Jan 201319:30
    BBC Four
  • Tue 30 Apr 201319:30
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  • Sat 19 Jul 201409:40
    BBC Two
  • Tue 21 Oct 201420:00
    BBC Four

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