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Wakefield to Leeds
From Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Michael visits the National Coal Mining Museum for England at Caphouse Colliery. He pauses to admire the tall spire of Wakefield Cathedral and its resident peregrine falcons before heading to the banks of the River Calder. In a vast factory, he finds the headquarters of a shirt manufacturer, Double Two, a pioneering wartime business co-founded by a Jewish refugee from Austria. In Leeds, Michael heads for the Chapeltown area to investigate the origins of the Leeds West Indian Carnival in 1967 and try his hand on the steel drums. In the city's Harehills district, he admires the back-to-back houses once condemned as slums but now highly prized for their character and community.
Aired: Jun 22, 2023 Genre: DocumentaryCasts: Michael PortilloProducers: John Comerford Anthony HollandDuration: 30m Rating: 0 Country: United Kingdom Production: Talkback Thames, Fremantle UK
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01: Preston to Rawtenstall02: Urmston to New Islington03: Oldham to Wakefield04: Wakefield to Leeds05: Bradford to Hebden Bridge06: Tilbury to Barbican07: Waterloo to Regent's Park08: Paddington to Ongar09: Felixstowe to Norwich10: Brandon to Cambridge11: Derby to Hinckley12: Coventry to Leamington Spa13: Long Itchington to Moseley14: Wolverhampton to Cheltenham15: Tewkesbury to Filton