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Great British Railway Journeys · S9E5 — Swanwick to Brownsea Island
Season 9 episodes
1. Cromer to CambridgeJan 1, 2018
2. Letchworth Garden City to Herne HillJan 2, 2018
3. Croydon to Shoreham-by-SeaJan 3, 2018
4. Chichester to CowesJan 4, 2018
5. Swanwick to Brownsea IslandJan 5, 2018
6. Whitland to SwanseaJan 8, 2018
7. Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale TownJan 9, 2018
8. Newport to Clevedon/Yatton/Bristol ChannelJan 10, 2018
9. Taunton to Newton AbbotJan 11, 2018
10. Plymouth to The LizardJan 12, 2018
11. Hull to MaltonJan 15, 2018
12. York to FrizinghallJan 16, 2018
13. Sheffield to NantwichJan 17, 2018
14. Liverpool to DolgarrogJan 18, 2018
15. Criccieth to CaernarfonJan 19, 2018Synopsis
Following his Edwardian Bradshaw’s guide, Michael Portillo sets out for Brownsea Island, determined to explore the place where Robert Baden Powell launched the Scout movement in the early 1900s. He joins a troop of contemporary Scouts and learns the art of building a bivouac, discovering what continues to draw young people – both boys and girls – to Scouting today. In the New Forest, Michael seeks out lesser-known figures from the First World War: the ponies who served as war horses, hearing the
