Liverpool to Eccles
Michael Portillo journeys around Britain by train. He learns to speak Scouse in Liverpool and finds out about the first railway fatality.
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed the public, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.
His journey takes him coast to coast, from Liverpool to Scarborough, beginning on the world's first passenger railway line. On the first leg, Michael learns to speak Scouse in Liverpool, finds out about the first railway fatality and explores the origins of the Eccles cake.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Portillo |
| Series Producer | Fiona Caldwell |
| Executive Producer | Charlie Bunce |
Broadcasts
Mon 4 Jan 2010 18:3091福利社 HD & 91福利社 Two
Tue 12 Jan 2010 00:3091福利社 One except Northern Ireland & Wales- Wed 13 Jan 2010 01:2091福利社 One Northern Ireland
- Sun 14 Feb 2010 22:2591福利社 One except Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
- Sun 14 Feb 2010 22:4591福利社 One Northern Ireland
- Mon 15 Feb 2010 19:3091福利社 One Scotland
- Mon 3 May 2010 23:2091福利社 One Wales
- Sun 1 Aug 2010 01:3091福利社 HD
- Thu 5 Aug 2010 17:4591福利社 HD
- Wed 27 Oct 2010 23:4591福利社 HD
- Fri 26 Nov 2010 16:4591福利社 HD
Mon 27 Dec 2010 09:15- Mon 7 Feb 2011 18:3091福利社 HD
- Tue 8 Feb 2011 01:0091福利社 HD
- Fri 1 Jul 2011 18:30
- Sun 11 Sep 2011 18:3091福利社 HD
- Fri 16 Dec 2011 18:0091福利社 HD
- Wed 8 Feb 2012 19:30
- Fri 10 Feb 2012 02:45
- Tue 20 Nov 2012 19:30
- Tue 26 Mar 2013 19:30
- Sat 4 Jan 2014 11:30
- Mon 29 Sep 2014 19:30
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