Great British Railway Journeys - Season 9 Episode 6 Whitland to Swansea
Dressed in the colours of the Welsh flag and with his 'new' Edwardian Bradshaw's guide in hand, Michael Portillo embarks on a railway adventure, from the coalfields of south Wales around the Bristol Channel to the southernmost tip of Cornwall. His first stop is Whitland in Carmarthenshire, where in the early 20th century, thrill-seekers gathered on Pendine Sands to indulge their need for speed. Michael joins latter day petrolheads to burn rubber on the beach in an iconic three-wheeler. In Llanelli, Michael retraces the fateful events of a national rail strike in 1911 and is stirred by the sound of a male voice choir as they sing the town's unofficial anthem.
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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Cromer to Cambridge
Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill
Croydon to Shoreham-by-Sea
Chichester to Cowes
Swanwick to Brownsea Island
Whitland to Swansea
Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town
Newport to Clevedon/Yatton/Bristol Channel
Taunton to Newton Abbot
Plymouth to The Lizard
Hull to Malton
York to Frizinghall
Sheffield to Nantwich
Liverpool to Dolgarrog
Criccieth to Caernarfon