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Ballarena to Giant's Causeway

Michael Portillo is on Northern Ireland鈥檚 spectacular Causeway Coast to begin a railway journey that takes him along the north and east coasts of Ireland through the provinces of Ulster and Leinster.

Michael Portillo is on Northern Ireland鈥檚 spectacular Causeway Coast to begin a railway journey that takes him along the north and east coasts of Ireland through the provinces of Ulster and Leinster.

Beginning on the windswept shores of Loch Foyle, he investigates the 17th-century origins of Ireland's sectarian divide, braves choppy seas to join an archaeological expedition, meets local teenagers learning about their costal home, and surveys the spectacular basalt landscape of the Giant鈥檚 Causeway.

28 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Michael Portillo
Director Cassie Farrell
Series Editor Alison Kreps
Executive Producer John Comerford

Broadcasts

Steam railway programmes on 成人快手 iPlayer

A collection of programmes from the 成人快手 archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.