Great British Railway Journeys
Dudley to West Bromwich
Season 16 Episode 13 of 20
Michael Portillo boards a barge on the Dudley Canal and travels through the second longest navigable tunnel in the UK, while marvelling at a vast cave known as the Singing Cavern. At nearby Wren's Nest, a former limestone quarry that's now part of Unesco's Black Country Geopark, he discovers an ancient seabed. In the town of Smethwick, Michael speaks to the son of 1960's anti-racist activist
Great British Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two Wales at 6:30 PM, Wednesday 23 April. (Subtitles, new, audio description.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Mike Arnott
Director
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Alison Kreps
Executive Producer