


Great British Railway Journeys
Kirkby-in-Furness to Lancaster
Season 3 Episode 19 of 25
Michael Portillo begins his journey in Kirkby-in-Furness, Cumbria, where he learns about the village's famous blue slates. He then heads to Barrow to examine the secret world of nuclear submarines and finishes his trip in Lancaster, where he discovers why executions at the castle drew so many spectators in Victorian times
Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday +1 at 7:35 AM, Tuesday 20 May. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
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Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Jay Taylor
Series Producer