Great British Railway Journeys with Michael Portillo: Series Fourteen (DVD)

Great British Railway Journeys with Michael Portillo: Series Fourteen (DVD)Presenter Michael Portillo travels the railways throughout England using George Bradshaw's maps to compare 1840s era Britain to modern day Britain. Starting in the city of dreaming spires, Oxford, where in 1921, women were awarded degrees for the first time, Michael then strikes out to explore the Britain of his youth and the new beginnings for Britain after WWII. He also ventures deep underground onto London's newest railway: the Elizabeth Line.

After 20 years on the run overseas

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have captured the attention of posterity to quite the extent it has done

Many still display unmistakable signs of their imperial past

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Year first published: 19 Aug 2019

Despite the heroic efforts of Robert Paige

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With sparkling scripts and unforgettable performances from the two leads

Annie Goodhouse doesn't need to be warned about bad boys

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the question remains heated and important discoveries continue to challenge long standing assumptions