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Great British Railway Journeys

Deptford to West Silverton (Season 6, Episode 7)
TV Episode | Documentary
Michael Portillo is invited aboard the construction locomotive for Crossrail to travel under the Thames and to meet Mary, on whom the project depends. He travels on the capital's first railway, and admires the remarkable brick viaduct on ...See moreMichael Portillo is invited aboard the construction locomotive for Crossrail to travel under the Thames and to meet Mary, on whom the project depends. He travels on the capital's first railway, and admires the remarkable brick viaduct on which it was built. He takes a tour underneath its arches with a Victorian map showing the poverty of those who once lived there. The Docklands Light Railway takes him to Greenwich, home to Britain's most famous tea clipper. And in Woolwich, he discovers the firepower of the British Empire before coming to a sticky end at West Silverton. See less
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Director
Tom Richardson
Composer
Jon Wygens
Cinematographer
Tom Richardson (filmed by)
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Updated Jan 13, 2015
Release date
Jan 13, 2015 (United Kingdom)

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