Great British Railway Journeys
Chippenham to Yeovil
Season 15 Episode 2 of 15
Michael Portillo joins Navy Wings pilots for a close formation flight in the skies over Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton. His 1954 Harvard single-engine aircraft is flanked by a de Havilland Chipmunk and a Supermarine Seafire. He also visits a signaling manufacturer in Wiltshire that has been at the heart of British railway projects for decades
Great British Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two HD at 6:30 PM, Tuesday 10 September. (Audio Description, subtitles, repeat.)
Learn more about Great British Railway Journeys and other education/science/factual topics on our factual page
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Editor
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Ben Rowland
Director