Great British Railway Journeys
St Bees to Grange-over-Sands
Season 16 Episode 7 of 20
Michael Portillo continues his railway tour, travelling along the Cumbrian Coast Line. Outside of Egremont, he visits Florence Mine, an old iron ore mine transformed into an arts centre and producing vibrant pigments from the haematite. In Ulverston, Michael discovers the cradle of Quakerism at Swarthmoor Hall, where secret meetings were once held by Quaker founder George Fox
Great British Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two HD at 6:30 PM, Tuesday 15 April. (Audio Description, subtitles, new.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Phil Stein
Director
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Alison Kreps
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