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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 2 Episode 14: Batley to Sheffield

Michael Portillo finds out about shoddy, a successful 19th-century recycling industry in the textile town of Batley, discovers how the railways boosted Yorkshire's forced rhubarb trade, and meets the great-great-granddaughter of George Bradshaw himself.

Category
Documentary / Travel
Original air date
2011-01-20
Cast and crew
  • Colin RothbartDirector
  • Michael PortilloHost