Great Coastal Railway Journeys
Dover to Margate
Season 3 Episode 13 of 20
Michael Portillo's journey continues into Dover, where he hears how, in 1940, over 300,000 soldiers were rescued from Germany's attack on the beaches of Dunkirk. On a pilgrim route into Canterbury, he learns how the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 prompted a surge of pilgrimage to the cathedral. In Margate, Michael admires the Turner Contemporary art gallery
Great Coastal Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD at 6:30 PM, Wednesday 17 September. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Celestino Ingrao
Director
Alison Kreps
Series Editor
John Comerford
Executive Producer