Great British Railway Journeys
Plymouth to the Lizard
Season 9 Episode 10 of 15
On the trail of an historic achievement made at the dawn of the Edwardian era, Michael Portillo investigates the first radio signal to be sent across the Atlantic. Then, in Plymouth, he uncovers what happened to surviving crew members of the most famous ocean liner in history, the Titanic. Later, at Fowey, the former politician rediscovers a lost literary figure known as Q, who immortalised the town in his novels
Great British Railway Journeys airs on Yesterday at 12:00 PM, Monday 17 June. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Titus Ogilvy
Director
Alison Kreps
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