St Pancras to Westminster
Michael visits one of the grandest railway stations and hotels in the country - St Pancras. He also rides the world's first tube line to Smithfield market.
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, he travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what remains of Bradshaw's Britain.
His journey takes him from Buxton along one of the first railway routes south to the capital, London. This time, Michael explores one of the grandest railway stations and hotels in the country - St Pancras. He rides the world's first tube line to Smithfield market and climbs up the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament to hear Big Ben chime.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Portillo |
| Series Producer | Fiona Caldwell |
| Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce |
Broadcasts
Fri 29 Jan 2010 18:30
Sat 30 Jan 2010 19:00麻豆社 Two Scotland
Sat 6 Feb 2010 01:30麻豆社 One except Northern Ireland- Tue 9 Feb 2010 01:20麻豆社 One Northern Ireland
- Fri 18 Jun 2010 18:30
- Fri 5 Nov 2010 18:30麻豆社 HD
- Fri 4 Mar 2011 18:30麻豆社 HD
- Sat 5 Mar 2011 00:00麻豆社 HD
- Wed 2 May 2012 19:30
- Wed 23 Jan 2013 19:30
- Tue 14 May 2013 19:30
- Tue 23 Jul 2013 11:30
- Sat 30 Aug 2014 11:45
- Wed 29 Oct 2014 19:30
Steam railway programmes on 麻豆社 iPlayer
A collection of programmes from the 麻豆社 archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.