S9E7:Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town

9 Jan 201829 minTV-G

Michael Portillo strikes gold at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, where after much frisking, he gains access to the inner vaults. At Cardiff Arms Park, he revisits the scene of a triumphant Welsh rugby victory over the fearsome All Blacks. In Cardiff Bay, Michael discovers the departure point for one of the Edwardian era's most famous expeditions, Scott's ill-fated voyage to the Antarctic.