London Bridge to Chatham
Michael Portillo visits the Royal Observatory at Greenwich to see how the railways standardised time and explores the historic dockyards at Chatham.
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains, as his journey goes through Kent, from London Bridge around the scenic south coast to Hastings.
Michael visits the Royal Observatory at Greenwich to see how the railways standardised time, takes a walk through the world's first underwater tunnel at Rotherhithe and explores the historic dockyards at Chatham.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Portillo |
| Producer | Fiona Caldwell |
| Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce |
Broadcasts
Mon 24 Jan 201118:30BBC HD & BBC Two- Tue 25 Jan 201100:30BBC HD
Wed 25 May 201103:20- Mon 25 Jul 201118:30BBC HD
Mon 16 Jul 201218:30- Wed 19 Sep 201219:30
- Thu 20 Sep 201200:45
- Mon 4 Mar 201319:30
- Mon 16 Jun 201419:30
- Mon 15 Sep 201416:45
- Wed 26 Nov 201419:30
Steam railway programmes on BBC iPlayer
A collection of programmes from the BBC archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.
