Great British Railway Journeys

6:10 AM to 6:35 AM
Tuesday 3 June
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Northampton to Nuneaton

Season 5 Episode 8 of 20

The next part of Michael Portillo's journey from London to Leeds begins in Northampton, where Victorian methods have been used to make shoes for more than 130 years. The ex-politician then heads to Warwickshire, learning about the legacy of Dr Thomas Arnold at Rugby School and finding out how Coventry's craftsmen learned to adapt to survive, before ending this leg of his trip in Nuneaton

Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday HD at 6:10 AM, Tuesday 3 June. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Producer
John Comerford
Executive Producer