Great Continental Railway Journeys
Bayeux to Argentan
Season 8 Episode 19 of 20
In Bayeux, Michael Portillo admires the famous tapestry, the 70-metre-long work of art commissioned to record William the Conqueror's conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Close to Argentan, he reaches the Versailles of horses, France's 300-year-old national stud, the Haras du Pin
Great Continental Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD at 6:30 PM, Thursday 3 April. (Subtitles, new.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Celestino Ingrao
Director
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Alison Kreps
Series Editor