Great British Railway Journeys
Potters Bar to Cardington
Season 12 Episode 8 of 15
Michael Portillo's Bradshaw travels resume in leafy Hertfordshire, where he attempts a canoe slalom course at the Lee Valley White Water Centre, built for the London Olympics in 2012. Travelling north, the presenter reaches Hatfield and the country estate of the queen of romance and author of 723 books, Barbara Cartland. In Stevenage, Michael learns how, in 1935, a new enterprise boosted production of the nation's daily loaf with a factory in the town.
Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday at 6:35 AM, Friday 8 November. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Anthony Holland
Director
Alison Kreps
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John Comerford
Executive Producer