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Blaenau Ffestiniog to Barmouth
In the Welsh mountains of Snowdonia, Michael Portillo reaches an abandoned mine, where in 1940 the wartime government sought sanctuary for the National Gallery’s priceless art collection. Michael hears how, as invasion appeared imminent, great masterpieces were transported by train and lorry to be stored hundreds of feet beneath the ground in a natural granite bunker. At Tan y Bwlch, Michael meets 'Blanche', who used to haul slate at Penrhyn quarry and was built in 1893. Now beautifully restored, she takes Michael on a memorable ride on the oldest narrow-gauge line in the world, the Ffestiniog Railway. In the harbour town of Porthmadog, Michael investigates the Welsh origins of a man forever associated with the Middle East, Lawrence of Arabia.
Aired: May 13, 2021 Genre: DocumentaryCasts: Michael PortilloProducers:Duration: 30m Rating: 0 Country: United Kingdom Production: Talkback Thames, Fremantle UK
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01: Oxford to Abingdon02: Stoke Mandeville to Beaconsfield03: West Ruislip to Windsor04: Guildford to Aldershot05: Farnborough to Winchester06: Saxmundham to Dedham07: Colchester to Chadwell Heath08: Potters Bar to Cardington09: Sawbridgeworth to Cambridge10: Newmarket to Walsingham11: Crewe to Shotton12: Rhyl to Anglesey13: Bangor to Betws y Coed14: Blaenau Ffestiniog to Barmouth15: Aberystwyth to Newtown