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Great British Railway Journeys (2010 – ...)

2010 • 16 seasons • Documentary
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Great British Railway Journeys · S4E1 — High Wycombe to Stratford-upon-Avon

Season 4 episodes

Synopsis

Michael Portillo resumes his explorations of the country, armed with a copy of George Bradshaw’s Victorian Railway Guidebook, to uncover the railways’ lasting impact on communities and what echoes remain of Bradshaw's Britain. His journey begins with a passage from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, to Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, where he investigates the skilled artisans who fueled the Victorian furniture trade, learns how George Bradshaw played a part in preserving Britain’s canal network