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Great British Railway Journeys
Season 14
Episode 6
Tilbury to Barbican
Documentary
Travel
29m
English
Michael Portillo travels through the Britain of his youth from London's Docklands and East End to the city within a city, the Barbican. At Tilbury, he traces the arrival in 1948 of the Empire Windrush.
Subtitles:
English (CC)
Country:
UK
Director:
Cassie Farrell
Cast:
Michael Portillo
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