Great British Railway Journeys Middlesbrough to Hexham (Season 6, Episode 14)
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Great British Railway Journeys

Middlesbrough to Hexham (Season 6, Episode 14)

TV Episode | Documentary

Following his Bradshaw's Handbook, Michael Portillo begins this leg of his journey from Derby to Lindisfarne in the Victorian ironopolis of Middlesbrough. He visits one of the last cast iron foundries in the city and helps cast a carrot ...See moreFollowing his Bradshaw's Handbook, Michael Portillo begins this leg of his journey from Derby to Lindisfarne in the Victorian ironopolis of Middlesbrough. He visits one of the last cast iron foundries in the city and helps cast a carrot valve for a steam engine. His next stop is Darlington, spiritual home of the railways, where he learns how the city profited from its fast connections to the capitals of England and Scotland by developing a newspaper industry. Michael meets the editor of the Northern Echo and finds out about the colourful history of one of his predecessors, WT Stead. At Jarrow, Michael visits the monastery to learn about its famous monk, the father of English history, Bede. His last stop on this leg of his journey is Hexham, where he visits a historic ginger beer emporium. See less

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Michael Portillo Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Great American Railroad Journeys (2016)
Tosh Warwick Self - Historian (uncredited) Self - Historian (uncredited) See fewer	The Independent Republic (2018)

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