Great British Railway Journeys - Season 5 Episode 16 Norwich to Brandon
Guided by his 19th century Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Norwich to Chichester. On this first leg he explores Norwich's medieval heart. In the city's Norman castle he uncovers the Victorian public's gory fascination with crime and punishment and finds out how campaigners such as Elizabeth Fry, who was born in Norwich, worked to improve conditions for prisoners. At the city's livestock market, Michael learns how to buy a calf at auction with a subtle twitch of his guidebook. He then heads west to Thetford to explore the rabbit warrens of the Brecks. He discovers how the Victorian appetite for rabbits and their fur led to special train services to London, known as Bunny Trains. After a painful encounter with a polecat, Michael heads northwest to Brandon, home of some of the best quality flint in Britain and tries his hand at flint-knapping.
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: 25.554
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
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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