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Great British Railway Journeys
Series 7 Episode 1: Carlisle to PenrithJoining the cracker packers of Carlisle on the factory floor, Michael Portillo really takes the biscuit as he investigates the Victorian appetite for the custard cream on his new journey through northwest Britain. Braving a perilous descent into the only operational slate mine in England, Michael discovers a miniature railway which once hauled slate to the surface.
- Category
- Documentary / Travel
- Original air date
- 2016-01-04
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