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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 7

Episode 3: Preston to Swinton

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Michael Portillo journeys around north west Britain. Michael reads the riot act in Preston, where he discovers four mill workers were shot at a protest in 1842. Show more

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