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Plymouth to Porthcurno

Great British Railway JourneysSeries 7
Episode 10 of 20

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain. In Plymouth, Michael finds out about the Royal Navy's fighting spirit and mixes his own blend of ruin.

In Plymouth, Michael Portillo finds out about the Royal Navy's fighting spirit and mixes his own blend of ruin. Crossing into Cornwall, Michael learns about the last bridge to be built by one of his heroes, the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

By Tre, Pol and Pen, he comes to know Cornishmen and how to prepare the perfect pasty. His journey ends in a small village which in Victorian times became a hub of global communications.

29 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 Sep 201715:45
BBC Two

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Credits

PresenterMichael Portillo
Series ProducerAlison Kreps
Executive ProducerJohn Comerford
Production CompanyBoundless Productions

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Steam railway programmes on BBC iPlayer

Steam railway programmes on BBC iPlayer

A collection of programmes from the BBC archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.