Great British Railway Journeys
Derby to Nottingham
Season 15 Episode 12 of 15
Michael Portillo tours Rolls-Royce, in the Derby suburb of Peartree. He hears how the company built piston engines for Second World War aeroplanes, and gets invited to witness the world's biggest jet engine. Michael also learns about modernist sculptor Ronald Pope, visits Derby's Railway Technical Centre, and in Nottingham he finds one of the oldest bicycle companies in the world - Raleigh
Great British Railway Journeys airs on BBC Four HD at 2:30 AM, Friday 31 July. (Subtitles, sign language, audio description.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Editor
John Comerford
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Mike Arnott
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