Enfield to Cambridge
On a journey from Brighton to Cromer, Michael Portillo visits the government arms factory at Enfield and discovers how the trains transformed Newmarket's races.
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of five 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.
On a journey taking him coast to coast from Brighton to Cromer, Michael visits the government arms factory at Enfield (the largest machine shop in Europe in Bradshaw's day), discovers how the trains transformed Newmarket's races and finds out why Cambridge could be considered the birthplace of modern football.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Portillo |
| Series Producer | Fiona Caldwell |
| Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce |
Broadcasts
Wed 5 Jan 201118:30BBC Two & BBC HD
Wed 13 Apr 201102:30
Fri 6 May 201120:00BBC HD- Tue 14 Jun 201116:45BBC HD
- Wed 6 Jul 201118:30BBC HD & BBC Two
- Tue 15 May 201219:30
- Wed 16 May 201203:00
- Wed 6 Jun 201218:30BBC Two except Scotland
- Fri 8 Jun 201218:30BBC Two Scotland
- Wed 30 Jan 201319:30
- Wed 14 May 201419:30
- Thu 15 May 201403:15
- Wed 27 Aug 201416:40BBC Two Scotland
- Wed 27 Aug 201416:45BBC Two except Scotland
- Tue 4 Nov 201420:00
Steam railway programmes on BBC iPlayer
A collection of programmes from the BBC archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.
