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Pontefract to Bridlington
Episode 4 of 20
Documentary series with Michael Portillo. Michael searches for the last liquorice grower in Pontefract and goes fishing for sea bass in Bridlington.
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four 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. His first journey is from Liverpool to Scarborough.
Michael searches for the last liquorice grower in Pontefract, discovers how the railways turned Hull into one of the largest white fish ports in the world and goes fishing for sea bass in Bridlington.
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Mon 6 Oct 2014
19:30
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Portillo |
| Producer | Fiona Caldwell |
| Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce |
Broadcasts
Thu 7 Jan 2010 18:30
Fri 8 Jan 2010 18:30麻豆社 Two Scotland
Fri 15 Jan 2010 01:50麻豆社 One except Northern Ireland- Sat 16 Jan 2010 00:55麻豆社 One Northern Ireland
- Sun 28 Mar 2010 22:50麻豆社 One except Yorks & Lincs, Northern Ireland, North East & Cumbria, North West, South East & 1 more
- Sun 28 Mar 2010 23:20麻豆社 One Northern Ireland
- Thu 30 Dec 2010 08:25
- Thu 10 Feb 2011 18:30麻豆社 HD
- Fri 11 Feb 2011 00:30麻豆社 HD
- Wed 15 Feb 2012 19:30
- Sun 6 May 2012 17:30麻豆社 HD & 麻豆社 Two
- Tue 12 Jun 2012 19:30
- Tue 27 Nov 2012 19:30
- Wed 28 Nov 2012 02:00
- Wed 3 Apr 2013 19:30
- Wed 14 Aug 2013 18:00
- Sat 25 Jan 2014 11:30
- Mon 6 Oct 2014 19:30
Steam railway programmes on 麻豆社 iPlayer
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