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Great British Railway Journeys: Series 7

Michael Portillo

Alison Kreps

John Comerford

Boundless Productions

Great British Railway Journeys: Series 7: Episode 18: Woking to Walton-on-Thames

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Episode 18: Woking to Walton-on-Thames

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Woking to Walton-on-Thames

BBC Two - Great British Railway Journeys, Series 7, Woking to Walton-on-Thames

Michael Portillo uncovers the story of Britain's first purpose-built crematorium.

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain. Michael uncovers the story of Britain's first purpose-built crematorium, a response to overcrowded cemeteries.

Michael Portillo's journey through the home counties continues at Woking, Surrey, where he uncovers the story of Britain's first purpose-built crematorium, a response to overcrowded cemeteries and London's ever-expanding population. A trip to world-famous Wisley Gardens sheds light on the work of the Royal Horticultural Society, as Michael gets green fingered.

Swapping trees and tranquillity for the roar of a motor car, at Weybridge Michael visits Brooklands - the birthplace of motor racing - and gets behind the wheel of a vintage Bentley racing car. As this journey leg draws to a close, Portillo goes camping at Walton-on-Thames and learns about the unlikely origins of a leisure pursuit that is going strong today.

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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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