Goes to Ireland - Ballymoney to Londonderry

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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.

This week he crosses the Irish sea to discover the rich railway history of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, following the unfurling 19th century expansion of the tracks from Dublin to Londonderry.

Today Michael takes a white knuckle walk over the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, follows in the footsteps of the Victorians to experience the delights of the Giant's Causeway and explores the rich history of Londonderry.

Last on

Fri 3 Feb 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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