


Great British Railway Journeys
Lymington Town to Exmouth
Season 7 Episode 9 of 20
Michael begins his latest journey in the sailing town of Lymington, where he makes a life-saving discovery. The route takes him through the Dorchester countryside, where he discovers how the introduction of the railway inspired Thomas Hardy. He tries his hand at carpet-making in Axminster and concludes his journey in Exmouth, where he learns about the work of forgotten Victorian landscape artist Francis Danby
Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday +1 at 7:35 AM, Tuesday 17 June. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Alison Kreps
Series Producer