Great British Railway Journeys

The series of journeys along the tracks that helped fuel the Industrial Revolution continues in the manufacturing centres of the Midlands. Michael Portillo learns how the railways helped to make Birmingham the pen-making capital of the world, hears the chilling tale of one of 19th century Britain's most notorious murderers, and samples the delicacies concocted in a Victorian kitchen at Shugborough Hall.

Category

Documentary / Travel

Original air date

08/01/2013