Covent Garden to Soho

Great British Railway Journeys Season 6 Episode 9

Overview:
Guided by his Victorian Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo explores London's theatreland and discovers how 19th-century engineering made for spectacular theatricals. At Charing Cross, Michael learns about the ambitious building programme which saw Trafalgar Square replace streets of slums and comes face to face with George Bradshaw. At one of the busiest stops on the tube, Piccadilly Circus, Michael indulges in some retail therapy at a perfumery patronised by kings, queens and prime ministers. The Bakerloo to Oxford Circus line brings Michael to Soho and a grimmer side of Victorian London, where disease was rife.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : Michael Portillo

Release Date : 2015-01-15

Duration : 30 menit

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1. Ayr to Stewarton
Greenock to Larkhall
2. Greenock to Larkhall
Motherwell to Linlithgow
3. Motherwell to Linlithgow
Stirling to Pitlochry
4. Stirling to Pitlochry
St Andrew's to Edinburgh
5. St Andrew's to Edinburgh
Amersham to Regent's Park
6. Amersham to Regent's Park
Deptford to West Silverton
7. Deptford to West Silverton
Stratford to London Victoria
8. Stratford to London Victoria
Covent Garden to Soho
9. Covent Garden to Soho
High Street Kensington to London Bridge
10. High Street Kensington to London Bridge
Derby to Grantham
11. Derby to Grantham
Boston to Hensall
12. Boston to Hensall
Hessle to York
13. Hessle to York
Middlesbrough to Hexham
14. Middlesbrough to Hexham
Newcastle to Lindisfarne
15. Newcastle to Lindisfarne
Pembroke Dock to Swansea
16. Pembroke Dock to Swansea
Swansea to Hereford
17. Swansea to Hereford
Abergavenny to Hanborough
18. Abergavenny to Hanborough
Oxford to Luton
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