Great American Railroad Journeys

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Saturday 28 February

Philadelphia to Gettysburg

Season 1 Episode 5 of 15

Michael Portillo travels through Philadelphia, and pays tribute to its fictional son, Rocky Balboa. He finishes the latest leg of his journey in Gettysburg, the most famous battlefield of the American Civil War, where President Abraham Lincoln made a momentous speech in 1863

Great American Railroad Journeys airs on U&Yesterday at 12:00 PM, Saturday 28 February. (Subtitles.)

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Topics

Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics

General

Michael Portillo

Presenter

John Comerford

Executive Producer

Alison Kreps

Series Producer