S10E9:Glasgow to Cumbrae

Great British Railway Journeys

14 Feb 201929 minTV-G

Michael Portillo explores the industrial heartland of Glasgow where he is put to work behind the scenes at the city’s circular subway. He then explores the future of shipbuilding on the Clyde and hears how one woman led a successful mass protest against high rents in the city’s notorious tenements. On the island of Cumbrae, Michael investigates a forgotten Scottish expedition to the Antarctic.