Great British Railway Journeys - Season 5 Episode 9 : Leicester to Loughborough 2024
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Guided by his Victorian Bradshaw's Michael Portillo continues his journey north along Robert Stephenson's London to Birmingham line. He begins this leg in Leicester, where he picks up the trail of 'the famous crook-backed King Richard III', who Bradshaw's informs him was buried at the Grey Priory. Michael finds out about the hunt for the king's remains and how scientists managed to prove that the skeleton found under a car park was him. From Rothley, Michael works his passage on the Great Central Railway to Loughborough, where the bells have been tolling since 1839.
- Released: Jan 01, 1970
- Runtime: 00:30:14 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Michael Portillo
- Network: BBC Two
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Se-5 Ep-1. Manchester to Birkenhead 2014-01-06
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Se-5 Ep-2. Southport to Leyland 2014-01-07
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Se-5 Ep-3. Preston to Rochdale 2014-01-08
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Se-5 Ep-4. Haworth to Huddersfield 2014-01-09
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Se-5 Ep-5. Honley to Chesterfield 2014-01-10
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Se-5 Ep-6. London Euston to Cheddington 2014-01-13
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Se-5 Ep-7. Bletchley to Newport Pagnell 2014-01-14
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Se-5 Ep-8. Northampton to Nuneaton 2014-01-15
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Se-5 Ep-9. Leicester to Loughborough 2014-01-16
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Se-5 Ep-10. Nottingham to Leeds 2014-01-17
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Se-5 Ep-11. Southampton to Basingstoke 2014-01-20
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Se-5 Ep-12. Winchfield to Crowthorne 2014-01-21
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Se-5 Ep-13. Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon 2014-01-22
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Se-5 Ep-14. Chippenham to Gloucester 2014-01-23
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Se-5 Ep-15. Cheltenham to Wolverhampton 2014-01-24
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Se-5 Ep-16. Norwich to Brandon 2014-01-27
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Se-5 Ep-17. Ipswich to Chelmsford 2014-01-28
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Se-5 Ep-18. Ilford to Rochester 2014-01-29
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Se-5 Ep-19. Faversham to Dorking 2014-01-30
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Se-5 Ep-20. Brighton to Chichester 2014-01-31
