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Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the country by train.

All aboard! Armed with his trusty Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo explores the UK the railways made. Uncover hidden gems and fascinating communities from across the nation.

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Great British Railway Journeys: Series 7

Michael Portillo

Alison Kreps

John Comerford

Great British Railway Journeys: Series 7: Episode 5: Ashley to Alton

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Episode 5: Ashley to Alton

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Ashley to Alton

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In Macclesfield, Michael finds the end of the Silk Route and tries screen printing.

Michael Portillo journeys around north west Britain. In Macclesfield, Michael finds the end of the Silk Route and tries his hand at screen printing.

On the last leg of his journey through north west England, Michael Portillo makes a clean sweep in Ashley, where, in Victorian times, the new middle classes set up home in suburban villas with multiple chimneys, swept by children.

In Macclesfield, Michael finds the end of the Silk Route and tries his hand at screen printing. After stoking the fire on the steam-powered Churnet Valley Railway, Michael alights at Froghall for Alton Towers, to trace the 19th-century origins of the modern theme park.

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Using Bradshaw's Handbook, Michael Portillo sets off on four new railway journeys.

Using a nineteenth century Bradshaw's Handbook for travelling through Victorian Britain, Michael Portillo sets off on four new railway journeys which will take him across Britain.

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