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Abergavenny to Hanborough
Michael Portillo makes his way from west Wales across Britain to Cambridge. On this leg, he begins underground at Big Pit coal mine in Blaenavon, where he learns how Victorians toiled night and day to power the industrial revolution. On the River Usk, Michael casts a line and learns about 19th-century developments in angling. On rebellious turf in Ascott-under-Wychwood, Michael discovers the Ascott Martyrs and lends a hand ploughing on the farm where they struck their early blow for labourers' rights. Michael's last stop is Hanborough and Blenheim Palace, where he investigates a fire described in his Bradshaw's which is said to have claimed some risque art.
Aired: Jan 28, 2015 Genre: DocumentaryCasts: Michael PortilloProducers: Titus OgilvyDuration: 30m Rating: 0 Country: United Kingdom Production: Talkback Thames, Fremantle UK
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01: Ayr to Stewarton02: Greenock to Larkhall03: Motherwell to Linlithgow04: Stirling to Pitlochry05: St Andrew's to Edinburgh06: Amersham to Regent's Park07: Deptford to West Silverton08: Stratford to London Victoria09: Covent Garden to Soho10: High Street Kensington to London Bridge11: Derby to Grantham12: Boston to Hensall13: Hessle to York14: Middlesbrough to Hexham15: Newcastle to Lindisfarne16: Pembroke Dock to Swansea17: Swansea to Hereford18: Abergavenny to Hanborough19: Oxford to Luton20: Oakham to Cambridge