Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways
How the Railways Changed Britain
Season 1 Episode 2 of 2
Part two of two. Michael Portillo continues his celebration of the birth of the modern railway by travelling the world's first intercity line between Liverpool and Manchester, which opened in 1830. In Manchester, Michael steps back in time to the world's first intercity line, and in Liverpool, he hears how novelist Elizabeth Gaskell captured the spirit of the railway age
Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways airs on BBC Two Northern Ireland at 8:00 PM, Tuesday 23 September. (Subtitles, new, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Ben Rowland
Director
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Alison Kreps
Executive Producer