Great British Railway Journeys

6:20 AM to 7:00 AM
Sunday 18 May
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Bardon Mill to Wigton

Season 3 Episode 17 of 25

Michael Portillo embarks on the second leg of his journey from Berwick-upon-Tweed to the Isle of Man, beginning in the Northumberland village of Bardon Mill. He follows in the footsteps of Victorian archaeologists at Hadrian's Wall, discovers how the introduction of ticket machines transformed 19th-century train travel and learns about the impact of railways on the west Cumbrian town of Wigton

Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Eden +1 at 6:20 AM, Sunday 18 May. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Jay Taylor
Series Producer
John Comerford
Executive Producer