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Walsall to Bournville

Great British Railway JourneysSeries 1
Episode 18 of 20

Series in which Michael Portillo travels the country by train. He meets the Queen's saddler in Walsall and learns how to cook an Indian curry in Birmingham.

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 from Buxton along one of the first railway routes south to the capital, London. This time, Michael meets the queen's saddler in Walsall, learns how to cook an authentic Indian curry in Birmingham and visits Bournville, rumoured to be the best place to live in Britain.

29 minutes

Last on

Tue 28 Oct 201419:30
BBC Four

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Credits

PresenterMichael Portillo
Series ProducerFiona Caldwell
Executive ProducerCharlie Bunce

Broadcasts

  • Wed 27 Jan 201018:30
    BBC HD & BBC Two
  • Thu 4 Feb 201002:40
    BBC One
  • Wed 16 Jun 201018:30
    BBC Two
  • Wed 30 Jun 201001:05
    BBC HD
  • Wed 3 Nov 201018:30
    BBC HD
  • Wed 2 Mar 201118:30
    BBC HD
  • Thu 3 Mar 201100:50
    BBC HD
  • Wed 25 Apr 201219:30
    BBC Four
  • Thu 26 Apr 201200:40
    BBC Four
  • Mon 21 Jan 201319:30
    BBC Four
  • Wed 8 May 201319:30
    BBC Four
  • Thu 9 May 201301:10
    BBC Four
  • Sat 16 Aug 201410:45
    BBC Two
  • Tue 28 Oct 201419:30
    BBC Four

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