Great British Railway Journeys
Witham to Felixstowe
Season 11 Episode 13 of 15
Michael Portillo's railway journey through 1930s Britain from Canterbury to Skegness reaches Witham in Essex, where he visits the factory of the world's oldest supplier of metal-framed windows, which became popular in the Thirties. Crossing into Suffolk, he alights at Ipswich and discovers the story of a group of child refugees whose history is intertwined with that of Michael's family
Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday at 2:30 PM, Sunday 22 September. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
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Alison Kreps
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John Comerford
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Titus Ogilvy
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