Great British Railway Journeys
Birmingham New Street to Wednesbury
Season 16 Episode 14 of 20
Michael Portillo heads to Birmingham's Curzon Street for a tour of the HS2 terminus, which is still under construction. He also visits Firmin and Sons, the oldest private manufacturing firm in the UK, which dates back to 1655 and is still making buttons for the royal family and the military
Great British Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD at 6:30 PM, Thursday 24 April. (Subtitles, new, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Mike Arnott
Director
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Alison Kreps
Executive Producer