


Great British Railway Journeys
Hackney Wick to Oxford Circus
Season 13 Episode 7 of 15
Michael Portillo continues his travels through the capital in the heart of London's East End. First, Michael explores Hackney Wick, where he hears about The Daily Worker newspaper's origins, before heading to London's West End to hunt down London's oldest surviving Indian restaurant, Veeraswamy. Here, he tries his hand at making chapatis, under the watchful eye of the restaurant's master chef
Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday +1 at 8:00 PM, Thursday 1 May. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Tom Richardson
Director
Alison Kreps
Series Editor
John Comerford
Executive Producer