Great British Railway Journeys S05E19 · Faversham to Dorking

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Michael Portillo continues his journey from Norwich to Chichester beginning in Faversham in Kent, at one of the country's oldest surviving breweries, Shepherd Neame. Michael discovers how the brewery invested heavily in the railways and even ran rolling stock with its own smart livery taking beer to London. After making his own delivery to the Railway Tavern in one of the brewery's oldest vehicles, Michael heads for the south coast to the defensive town of Dover, little more than 25 miles from the historic enemy, the French. Here he uncovers one of Dover's best kept secrets, the sunken fortress known as the Western Heights. In the Weald of Kent, Michael finds out how the railways helped to put Tonbridge School on track for cricketing glory before heading into Surrey where he blow-dries a hen in Dorking!

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1. 1 1. Manchester to Birkenhead2014-01-06 · 30mMichael 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, th
2. 2 2. Southport to Leyland2014-01-07 · 30mMichael Portillo continues his journey through the North West of England. He begins in the elegant Lancashire resort of Southport, where the railways brought thousands of visitors
3. 3 3. Preston to Rochdale2014-01-08 · 30mMichael Portillo continues his journey through the North West of England. He celebrates Victorian trade with the Preston Guild then heads to Rochdale where he discovers a pioneerin
4. 4 4. Haworth to Huddersfield2014-01-09 · 30mMichael Portillo begins this leg of his journey from Manchester to Chesterfield at the home of the three Bronte sisters in Worth Valley, Yorkshire. He then moves on to Oakworth whe
5. 5 5. Honley to Chesterfield2014-01-10 · 30mOn the last leg of his journey from a notorious slum in Manchester to the grandeur of a ducal seat in Derbyshire, Michael Portillo tunes in to the music of the mills and collieries
6. 6 6. London Euston to Cheddington2014-01-13 · 30mOn the last leg of his journey from a notorious slum in Manchester to the grandeur of a ducal seat in Derbyshire, Michael Portillo tunes in to the music of the mills and collieries
7. 7 7. Bletchley to Newport Pagnell2014-01-14 · 30mMichael Portillo continues his journey north on Robert Stephenson's first inter-city railway line from the capital. Along the line at Bletchley he meets one of the Second World War
8. 8 8. Northampton to Nuneaton2014-01-15 · 30mSteered by his Bradshaw's Michael Portillo heads north on his journey from London to Leeds, stopping in Northampton, the land of shoemakers, where Victorian 'clickers' have been ma
9. 9 9. Leicester to Loughborough2014-01-16 · 30mGuided by his Victorian Bradshaw's Michael Portillo continues his journey north along Robert Stephenson's London to Birmingham line. He begins this leg in Leicester, where he picks
10. 10 10. Nottingham to Leeds2014-01-17 · 30mOn the final leg of his journey along the first inter-city line to be built from the capital, Michael Portillo rediscovers a once-famous poet in Nottingham. In Mansfield he travels
11. 11 11. Southampton to Basingstoke2014-01-20 · 30mAssisted by his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Southampton to Wolverhampton. On this first leg, he learns to set the table aboard the luxury line
12. 12 12. Winchfield to Crowthorne2014-01-21 · 30mMichael Portillo's journey continues in a military vein, as he views the Duke of Wellington's funeral carriage and visits the army camp at Aldershot.
13. 13 13. Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon2014-01-22 · 30mOn the third leg of his journey, Michael Portillo learns how demand from rail commuters fuelled the development of the modern printing press.
14. 14 14. Chippenham to Gloucester2014-01-23 · 30mMichael Portillo continues his journey from Southampton to Wolverhampton beginning today in Chippenham, where at Lacock Abbey he discovers how the world's first photographic negati
15. 15 15. Cheltenham to Wolverhampton2014-01-24 · 30mOn the final leg of his journey from Southampton to Wolverhampton, Michael's first destination is the elegant spa town of Cheltenham, where he discovers a very early locomotive car
16. 16 16. Norwich to Brandon2014-01-27 · 30mGuided by his 19th century Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Norwich to Chichester. On this first leg he explores Norwich's medieval heart. In the ci
17. 17 17. Ipswich to Chelmsford2014-01-28 · 30mGuided by his 19th century Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Norwich to Chichester. On this first leg he explores Norwich's medieval heart. In the ci
18. 18 18. Ilford to Rochester2014-01-29 · 30mSteered by his Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo heads along the Essex bank of the Thames before crossing the river into the Garden of England, Kent. He begins this leg at Barkingside,
19. 19 19. Faversham to Dorking2014-01-30 · 30mMichael Portillo continues his journey from Norwich to Chichester beginning in Faversham in Kent, at one of the country's oldest surviving breweries, Shepherd Neame. Michael discov
20. 20 20. Brighton to Chichester2014-01-31 · 30mOn the final leg of his journey between the cathedral cities of Norwich and Chichester, Michael Portillo discovers the history behind the extraordinary Pavilion at Brighton and lea