Great British Railway Journeys

2:00 AM to 2:30 AM
Saturday 21 June
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Norwich to Brandon

Season 5 Episode 16 of 20

Michael Portillo embarks on a journey to Chichester, with the first leg beginning in Norwich. At the city's Norman castle he uncovers the Victorian public's gory fascination with crime and punishment and finds out how campaigners such as Elizabeth Fry worked to improve conditions for prisoners. Heading west to Thetford, he explores how the Victorian appetite for rabbits and their fur led to special train services to London, and ends in the Suffolk town of Brandon, where he tries his hand at flint-knapping

Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Eden +1 at 2:00 AM, Saturday 21 June. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Producer
John Comerford
Executive Producer