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Poster Great British Railway Journeys - Season 8 Episode 5 : Longniddry to Edinburgh 2024

Great British Railway Journeys - Season 8 Episode 5 : Longniddry to Edinburgh 2024

Longniddry to Edinburgh Michael helps himself to a ukulele lesson in Haddington, birthplace of Victorian self-improvement guru Samuel Smiles. In Musselburgh, he gets a taste of life as a fishwife before exploring the Scottish capital Edinburgh, where a popular 19th-century mode of transport is making a comeback. The city's proud medical heritage, highlighted in his guide book, takes Michael to the Royal College of Surgeons, where he discovers the macabre history of body snatchers and murderers who contributed to the science of anatomy.

  • Released: Jan 01, 1970
  • Runtime: 00:30:14 minutes
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Stars: Michael Portillo
  • Network: BBC Two

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