Great British Railway Journeys
Windermere to Sellafield
Season 16 Episode 6 of 20
Michael Portillo tours the border counties of Cumbria and Dumfriesshire, starting in the Lake District National Park, where he discovers the violent geological history of volcanoes and colliding continents that shaped this landscape. He then meets trainee foresters in Ambleside, visits the heritage Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway and finishes off in Sellafield, a key site in the UK's nuclear history
Great British Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two Wales HD at 6:30 PM, Monday 14 April. (New, audio description, subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Alison Kreps
Executive Producer
Phil Stein
Director