Berwick-upon-Tweed to Morpeth

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Duration: 30 minutes

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.

All this week he is travelling through some of northern England's most dramatic scenery, from Berwick-Upon-Tweed, crossing the Pennines to the Lake District before completing the journey on the beautiful and unique Isle of Man.

Today Michael discovers the unique cross-border history of Berwick-Upon-Tweed, hears the unique story of the Pitman Painters of Ashington and sees first-hand the perils of working on the rails in Victorian times.

Last on

Mon 23 Jan 2012 18:30 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

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Credits

Series Producer
Jay Taylor
Presenter
Michael Portillo
Executive Producer
John Comerford

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