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Great Continental Railway Journeys

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Start: 2025-04-08T18:00:00Z
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Series 8 Episode 19: Bayeux to Argentan

In Bayeux, Michael Portillo admires the Bayeux Tapestry, the 70-metre-long work of art commissioned to record William the Conqueror's conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Category: Documentary / Travel
Original air date: 03/04/2025

Cast and crew

Michael PortilloHost

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