Great British Railway Journeys
York to Saltaire
Season 2 Episode 13 of 25
Michael Portillo takes a Turkish bath in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, and explores the Victorian industrial village of Saltaire in West Yorkshire. He also meets alpacas, whose fleeces made a fortune in the age of George Bradshaw, as he journeys from Newcastle to Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire
Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday at 10:00 AM, Wednesday 2 April. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
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Fiona Caldwell
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Charlie Bunce
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