Great British Railway Journeys

Great British Railway Journeys

Manchester to Birkenhead (5x1)


Data de estreia: Jan 06, 2014

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.

  • Estreia: Jan 2010
  • Episódios: 285
  • Seguidores: 9
  • A decorrer
  • BBC Two
  • Segunda-Feira às 18