Great British Railway Journeys S06E11 · Derby to Grantham

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Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey following his Bradshaw's handbook from the heart of the industrial east Midlands to the north eastern island of Lindisfarne. On this leg, he gives an old engine a fresh start in the railway hub of Derby. In Nottingham, he discovers the Victorian origins of a well-known high street chemist. He then travels to Newstead Abbey, where he learns about its former owner, the young Lord Byron. A baking lesson in Grantham yields a batch of the oldest commercially traded biscuits in the country, and no visit to the town would be complete for Michael without calling at a historic grocer's shop.

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1. 1 1. Ayr to Stewarton2015-01-05 · 30mMichael Portillo embarks on a new journey through southern Scotland from west to east. From Ayr, he admires the granite island of Ailsa Craig before getting to grips with the ancie
2. 2 2. Greenock to Larkhall2015-01-06 · 30mArmed with his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey through southern Scotland. He celebrates Victorian iron and steel in Motherwell and admires one of its crown
3. 3 3. Motherwell to Linlithgow2015-01-07 · 30mArmed with his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey through southern Scotland. He celebrates Victorian iron and steel in Motherwell and admires one of its crown
4. 4 4. Stirling to Pitlochry2015-01-08 · 30mSteered by his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo begins this leg of his journey in Stirling, where he visits the scene of a bloody battle at Bannockburn. Following in the footstep
5. 5 5. St Andrew's to Edinburgh2015-01-09 · 30mOn the last leg of his journey across Scotland from west to east, Michael Portillo pays homage to the birthplace of golf at St Andrews. He visits a factory where they make traditio
6. 6 6. Amersham to Regent's Park2015-01-12 · 30mMichael Portillo embarks on a series of journeys through London. He travels on the capital's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Line, from Amersham, where he discovers th
7. 7 7. Deptford to West Silverton2015-01-13 · 30mMichael Portillo is invited aboard the construction locomotive for Crossrail to travel under the Thames and to meet Mary, on whom the project depends. He travels on the capital's f
8. 8 8. Stratford to London Victoria2015-01-14 · 30mGuided by his Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo takes the high-speed line to Stratford to explore the legacy of the Olympic Park. He hears how an Indian lawyer, who learnt his trade in
9. 9 9. Covent Garden to Soho2015-01-15 · 30mGuided by his Victorian Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo explores London's theatreland and discovers how 19th-century engineering made for spectacular theatricals. At Charing Cro
10. 10 10. High Street Kensington to London Bridge2015-01-16 · 30mOn the last of his journeys in the capital, Michael Portillo explores Albertopolis and reaches dizzying heights inside a Victorian landmark. He meets some of Battersea's most famou
11. 11 11. Derby to Grantham2015-01-19 · 30mMichael Portillo embarks on a new journey following his Bradshaw's handbook from the heart of the industrial east Midlands to the north eastern island of Lindisfarne. On this leg,
12. 12 12. Boston to Hensall2015-01-20 · 30mArmed with his Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo continues his journey from Derby to Lindisfarne. Beginning in Boston in the flatlands of Lincolnshire, Michael explores the connection b
13. 13 13. Hessle to York2015-01-21 · 30mSteered by his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey from the heart of the east Midlands to Northumberland's Holy Island. He begins in Hessle, on the north bank
14. 14 14. Middlesbrough to Hexham2015-01-22 · 30mFollowing his Bradshaw's Handbook, Michael Portillo begins this leg of his journey from Derby to Lindisfarne in the Victorian ironopolis of Middlesbrough. He visits one of the last
15. 15 15. Newcastle to Lindisfarne2015-01-23 · 30mMichael Portillo journeys from Newcastle up the north east coast to Lindisfarne. He finds out about the world's earliest swing bridge and its inventor, Newcastle engineer Sir Willi
16. 16 16. Pembroke Dock to Swansea2015-01-26 · 30mMichael Portillo embarks on a new journey from west Wales to East Anglia. Beginning at Pembroke Dock, Michael visits the dockyard where Queen Victoria's royal yachts were built. He
17. 17 17. Swansea to Hereford2015-01-27 · 30mMichael Portillo continues his journey from Pembroke Dock to Cambridge. On this leg, he begins in the ruinous gardens at Aberglasney in Llandeilo before riding shotgun in the drive
18. 18 18. Abergavenny to Hanborough2015-01-28 · 30mMichael Portillo makes his way from west Wales across Britain to Cambridge. On this leg, he begins underground at Big Pit coal mine in Blaenavon, where he learns how Victorians toi
19. 19 19. Oxford to Luton2015-01-29 · 30mMichael continues his journey from Pembroke Dock to Cambridge. Beginning in the heart of academia in Oxford, Michael visits the Bodleian - the university's research library - to se
20. 20 20. Oakham to Cambridge2015-01-30 · 30mOn the final leg of his journey from west Wales to East Anglia, Michael Portillo begins in Oakham, where he learns of a noble tradition dating back to the Middle Ages. Following in