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S11-E11 Canterbury to Alexandra Palace

Michael Portillo explores the east of England in the inter-war period, with the first leg...

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S11-E10 Taunton to Salisbury Plain

Michael Portillo crosses the county line from Devon into Somerset, seeing first-hand how willow farmers...

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S11-E9 Paignton to Tiverton

Michael Portillo arrives in Paignton, south Devon, where the Dartmouth Steam Railway takes him to...

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S11-E8 Bodmin to Totnes

Michael Portillo reaches Bodmin en route to Totnes, as he explores the West Country from...

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