Great British Railway Journeys - Season 9 Episode 6 : Whitland to Swansea 2024
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Dressed in the colours of the Welsh flag and with his 'new' Edwardian Bradshaw's guide in hand, Michael Portillo embarks on a railway adventure, from the coalfields of south Wales around the Bristol Channel to the southernmost tip of Cornwall. His first stop is Whitland in Carmarthenshire, where in the early 20th century, thrill-seekers gathered on Pendine Sands to indulge their need for speed. Michael joins latter day petrolheads to burn rubber on the beach in an iconic three-wheeler. In Llanelli, Michael retraces the fateful events of a national rail strike in 1911 and is stirred by the sound of a male voice choir as they sing the town's unofficial anthem.
- Released: Jan 01, 1970
- Runtime: 00:30:14 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Michael Portillo
- Network: BBC Two
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Se-9 Ep-1. Cromer to Cambridge 2018-01-01
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Se-9 Ep-3. Croydon to Shoreham-by-Sea 2018-01-03
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Se-9 Ep-4. Chichester to Cowes 2018-01-04
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Se-9 Ep-5. Swanwick to Brownsea Island 2018-01-05
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Se-9 Ep-6. Whitland to Swansea 2018-01-08
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Se-9 Ep-7. Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town 2018-01-09
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Se-9 Ep-9. Taunton to Newton Abbot 2018-01-11
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Se-9 Ep-10. Plymouth to The Lizard 2018-01-12
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Se-9 Ep-11. Hull to Malton 2018-01-15
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Se-9 Ep-12. York to Frizinghall 2018-01-16
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Se-9 Ep-13. Sheffield to Nantwich 2018-01-17
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Se-9 Ep-14. Liverpool to Dolgarrog 2018-01-18
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Se-9 Ep-15. Criccieth to Caernarfon 2018-01-19
