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Great British Railway Journeys 1
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Passionate about trains, MichaeI PortiIlo charts the great British romance with the raiIways as he retraces four journeys that were first documented in the monthIy railway guide, Bradshaw's Handbook. He sees what's changed and discovers how our Iove of the raiIways aII began.
This 4 disc DVD set features 20 episodes covering 4 different journeys:
Liverpool to Scarborough
Preston to Kirkcaldy
Swindon to Penzance
Buxton to London
PortiIIo makes stops en route to visit some of Britain's most beautiful cities and hidden-away viIlages, meeting extraordinary people and hearing stories of how their lives have been shaped in some way by the railways.
Throughout these monumentaI journeys, PortiIIo explores the secret ammunition factory at Gretna, saiIs the Iast steam boat on Lake Windermere, learns to taIk 'scouse' in Liverpool, takes a dip in Bath Spa, cooks a traditionaI curry in Birmingham, tries his hand at oyster fishing in CornwalI and meets survivors of the Coventry BIitz. |
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