Great British Railway Journeys - Season 5 Episode 1 Manchester to Birkenhead
Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Manchester, birthplace of George Bradshaw, the publisher of his trusted guide, to Chesterfield, burial place of George Stephenson, the father of the railway. In the first leg of the journey, Michael finds out how the world's first industrialised city also gave birth to a revolutionary political movement and hears how railway workers founded one of the most successful football clubs in the world. Along the way, Michael does the washing in Port Sunlight and discovers the legacy of an American named George Francis Train in Birkenhead.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC Two
Director:
Cast: Michael Portillo
Crew: Ben Rowland (Director), John Comerford (Executive Producer)
First Air Date: Jan 04, 2010
Last Air date: Apr 05, 2024
Season: 15 Season
Episode: 270 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 7.30/10 by 11.00 users
Popularity: 33.841
Language: English
Keyword : railroad
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Manchester to Birkenhead
Southport to Leyland
Preston to Rochdale
Haworth to Huddersfield
Honley to Chesterfield
London Euston to Cheddington
Bletchley to Newport Pagnell
Northampton to Nuneaton
Leicester to Loughborough
Nottingham to Leeds
Southampton to Basingstoke
Winchfield to Crowthorne
Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon
Chippenham to Gloucester
Cheltenham to Wolverhampton
Norwich to Brandon
Ipswich to Chelmsford
Ilford to Rochester
Faversham to Dorking
Brighton to Chichester