Overview
Michael Portillo makes his way from west Wales across Britain to Cambridge. On this leg, he begins underground at Big Pit coal mine in Blaenavon, where he learns how Victorians toiled night and day to power the industrial revolution. On the River Usk, Michael casts a line and learns about 19th-century developments in angling. On rebellious turf in Ascott-under-Wychwood, Michael discovers the Ascott Martyrs and lends a hand ploughing on the farm where they struck their early blow for labourers' rights. Michael's last stop is Hanborough and Blenheim Palace, where he investigates a fire described in his Bradshaw's which is said to have claimed some risque art.
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6 - 1Ayr to Stewarton January 05, 2015 -
6 - 2Greenock to Larkhall January 06, 2015 -
6 - 3Motherwell to Linlithgow January 07, 2015 -
6 - 4Stirling to Pitlochry January 08, 2015 -
6 - 5St Andrew's to Edinburgh January 09, 2015 -
6 - 6Amersham to Regent's Park January 12, 2015 -
6 - 7Deptford to West Silverton January 13, 2015 -
6 - 8Stratford to London Victoria January 14, 2015 -
6 - 9Covent Garden to Soho January 15, 2015 -
6 - 10High Street Kensington to London Bridge January 16, 2015 -
6 - 11Derby to Grantham January 19, 2015 -
6 - 12Boston to Hensall January 20, 2015 -
6 - 13Hessle to York January 21, 2015 -
6 - 14Middlesbrough to Hexham January 22, 2015 -
6 - 15Newcastle to Lindisfarne January 23, 2015 -
6 - 16Pembroke Dock to Swansea January 26, 2015 -
6 - 17Swansea to Hereford January 27, 2015 -
6 - 18Abergavenny to Hanborough January 28, 2015 -
6 - 19Oxford to Luton January 29, 2015 -
6 - 20Oakham to Cambridge January 30, 2015