| Title |
Great British railway journeys. Series 8. |
| Published |
[Australia] : Roadshow Entertainment, [2017] |
| Description |
3 DVD-videos (436 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Title from disc label. |
| "C-123814-9". |
| "Michael Portillo retracing the journeys from Bradshaw's Handbook"-- Container. |
| Contents |
Disc 1 : London King's Cross to Edinburgh ; Disc 2 : Blackpool to Harwich ; Disc 3 : Goes to Ireland : Wexford to Westport. |
| Credits |
Series producer Alison Kreps. |
| Performers |
Narrator: Michael Portillo. |
| Summary |
Using a nineteenth century Bradshaws Handbook for travelling through Victorian Britain, Michael Portillo sets off on four new railway journeys which will take him across Britain. Each journey is played over five episodes: Carlisle to Alton, Staffs; Dover to Lands End; Birmingham to Dartmoor and Ashford, Kent to Henley-on-Thames. Michael traverses Britains railway network using Bradshaws Descriptive Railway Guide following its recommendations for places to visit and things to do while investigating the characters, Industries, locations and hotels suggested in his handbook that take his interest. Along the way he will meet an interesting selection of the British public and gain a fascinating insight into the history of Victorian Britain. The series is also snapshot of the country today its people, stories, scenery, architecture, customs, history and how life and landscape have changed over the last 150 years, since Bradshaw became a household name. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD ; Region 4 ; PAL ; 16:9 Widescreen ; 1.78:1 full frame ; Dolby Digital 2.0. |
| Language note |
In English. English Captions. |
| Subjects |
Railroads -- Great Britain |
| Railroads -- Great Britain -- History |
| Railroad travel |
| Genre |
Travelogues (Television programs) |
| Documentary television programs |
| Nonfiction television programs |
| Historical television programs |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Kreps, Alison television producer. |
| Portillo, Michael on-screen presenter. |
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