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First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I. He begins his journey in the French city of Metz on European tracks built with war in mind. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I. In England, he hears of the railwaymen who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I, experiencing the miniature trains that kept supplies flowing to the front line. Show more
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I. At Bristol's Temple Meads station he hears a first-hand account from the front line. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I. He reveals how even after the war had ended, the work of the railways was not over. Show more
