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Great British Railway Journeys
Documentary
Travel
3 seasons
English
Presenter Michael Portillo, a British journalist, travels the railways throughout England using George Bradshaw's maps to compare 1840s-era Britain to modern-day Britain.
Subtitles:
English (CC)
Director:
Tom Richardson
Cast:
Michael Portillo
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Coarse Language
Violence
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1. Preston to Rawtenstall
29m
2. Urmston to New Islington
29m
3. Oldham to Wakefield
29m
4. Wakefield to Leeds
Advice: A
29m
5. Bradford to Hebden Bridge
Advice: A
29m
6. Tilbury to Barbican
29m
7. Waterloo to Regent's Park
29m
8. Paddington to Ongar
29m
9. Felixstowe to Norwich
Advice: A
29m
10. Brandon to Cambridge
29m
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