Book description
A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain,
from The Sunday Times bestseller.
George Stephenson, the father of the railways, first began laying rails
to connect the Darlington collieries with the river at Stockton-on-Tees
in the 1820s, and it has since become a place of pilgrimage for railway
historians. Michael Portillo's journey from Newcastle to Melton Mowbray
also takes in many contrasts between urban and rural life, with
industries ranging from coal mining, shipping and cutlery-making to
rhubarb-growing, Stilton-making and the production of the famous Melton
Mowbray pork pies.
Places visited: Newcastle, Durham, Darlington, Whitby, Harrogate,
Batley, Woodlesford, Sheffield, Nottingham and Melton Mowbray.
This individual journey is one of a series taken from the bestselling
books Great British Railway Journeys and Great Victorian Railway
Journeys that accompany the highly successful BBC Two series. Michael
Portillo follows the famous George Bradshaw railway guides in railway
journeys across the length and breadth of the country, discovering
spectacular scenery and stunning architecture and exploring local
history and industry. 'A colourful insight into Britain over the last
150 years' - National Geographic Traveller Charlie Bunce has spent his
working life in broadcasting producing many award-winning programmes. He
is now Editor of Factual Programmes at talkbackTHAMES, where he produced
Grand Designs and Great British Railway Journeys.
