Great British Railway Journeys

Great British Railway Journeys

Wakefield to Leeds (14x4)


Air date: Jun 22, 2023

In Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Michael Portillo visits the National Coal Mining Museum for England at Caphouse Colliery. In Leeds, he heads for the Chapeltown area to investigate the origins of the Leeds West Indian carnival in 1967 and tries his hand on the steel drums.

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