Great British Railway Journeys

Great British Railway Journeys

Tilbury to Barbican (14x6)


Date de diffusion: Jun 26, 2023

Michael Portillo travels from London's Docklands to the Barbican, examining the story of the arrival at Tilbury in 1948 of the Empire Windrush, which brought more than a thousand passengers from the Caribbean to work in Britain. In Limehouse, Michael reflects on the Labour Party's landslide victory at the post-war general election of 1945 and hears what drove new prime minister Clement Attlee to strive for social change.

  • Première: Jan 2010
  • Épisodes: 285
  • Abonnés: 9
  • En cours
  • BBC Two
  • Lundi à 18