Kielder Forest to Edinburgh
Steered by his 1936 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo is in Northumbria en route to the Highlands.
Steered by his 1936 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo is in Northumbria en route to the Highlands.
On this leg, he explores Kielder Forest, beginning at the County Show in Stocksfield. Michael discovers what lay behind a national initiative to plant one of the largest man-made woodlands in Europe.
Crossing the border to Scotland, Michael arrives in the weaving town of Hawick to visit Lovat Mill, where, in the 1930s, tweed was big business. A brightly -coloured new design is being prepared.
Boarding the recently-restored Scottish Borders Railway at Galashiels, crossing the Newbattle Viaduct, Michael travels to Edinburgh. In the Scottish capital, he investigates the formation of a new political party during the 1930s and visits the spectacular Scottish parliament building, opened in 1999.
In Morningside, Michael goes to the movies and in the front stalls at the Dominion cinema, he finds out about the father of documentary, John Grierson.
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The movies of the 1930s
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They Might Be Giants
Man, It's So Loud In Here
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They Might Be Giants
Man, It's So Loud In Here
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Michael Portillo |
Series Editor | Alison Kreps |
Director | Anthony Holland |
Production Company | Boundless West |
Broadcasts
- Tue 7 Jan 2020 18:30
- Wed 12 Feb 2020 08:00
- Tue 1 Jun 2021 18:30
- Wed 3 Nov 2021 19:00
- Thu 4 Nov 2021 00:55
- Tue 7 Mar 2023 19:00
- Wed 8 Mar 2023 01:20
- Tue 21 Nov 2023 19:00
- Wed 22 Nov 2023 03:25
- Mon 5 Aug 2024 19:00
- Tue 6 Aug 2024 01:00
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