Whitland to Swansea

Great British Railway Journeys Season 9 Episode 6

Overview:
Dressed in the colours of the Welsh flag and with his 'new' Edwardian Bradshaw's guide in hand, Michael Portillo embarks on a railway adventure, from the coalfields of south Wales around the Bristol Channel to the southernmost tip of Cornwall. His first stop is Whitland in Carmarthenshire, where in the early 20th century, thrill-seekers gathered on Pendine Sands to indulge their need for speed. Michael joins latter day petrolheads to burn rubber on the beach in an iconic three-wheeler. In Llanelli, Michael retraces the fateful events of a national rail strike in 1911 and is stirred by the sound of a male voice choir as they sing the town's unofficial anthem.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : Michael Portillo

Release Date : 2018-01-08

Duration : 30 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 9)

Cromer to Cambridge
1. Cromer to Cambridge
Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill
2. Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill
Croydon to Shoreham-by-Sea
3. Croydon to Shoreham-by-Sea
Chichester to Cowes
4. Chichester to Cowes
Swanwick to Brownsea Island
5. Swanwick to Brownsea Island
Whitland to Swansea
6. Whitland to Swansea
Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town
7. Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town
Newport to Clevedon/Yatton/Bristol Channel
8. Newport to Clevedon/Yatton/Bristol Channel
Taunton to Newton Abbot
9. Taunton to Newton Abbot
Plymouth to The Lizard
10. Plymouth to The Lizard
Hull to Malton
11. Hull to Malton
York to Frizinghall
12. York to Frizinghall
Sheffield to Nantwich
13. Sheffield to Nantwich
Liverpool to Dolgarrog
14. Liverpool to Dolgarrog
Criccieth to Caernarfon
15. Criccieth to Caernarfon


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