Newry to Portadown
Beginning in Newry, Michael Portillo finds a specially chartered train that would deliver demonstrators campaigning for Irish 91Èȱ¬ Rule to a rally in the town.
Steered by his Edwardian Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo navigates his way by rail – and ferry - across Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands from Newry to Argyll and Bute.
Early 20th-century Britain was reeling from industrial strife and suffragette outrages, but the biggest crisis of all was the conflict in Ireland. Beginning in Newry, Michael finds a specially chartered train would deliver demonstrators campaigning for Irish 91Èȱ¬ Rule to a rally in the town.
On the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic at Glaslough, Michael is amused to discover a christening robe belonging to Sir Winston Churchill and hears how he and his American mother saved the impressive Castle Leslie.
Michael finds himself in a sticky situation at an Edwardian bakery in Portadown when he attempts to make an Irish staple, soda bread. At Scarva, Michael discovers the importance of Irish linen for aircraft during the First World War, and in the hangars of the Ulster Aviation Society he learns how a replica Ferguson Flyer from 1909 was built.
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Michael helps to build an Edwardian flying machine
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Swallow the Sun
Dont Fall Asleep
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Michael Portillo |
Series Editor | Alison Kreps |
Director | George Boyle |
Broadcasts
- Mon 11 Feb 2019 18:30
- Thu 18 Jul 2019 08:3091Èȱ¬ Two except Scotland
- Mon 2 Mar 2020 18:30
- Wed 13 Oct 2021 19:00
- Thu 14 Oct 2021 00:50
- Thu 19 Jan 2023 19:00
- Fri 20 Jan 2023 03:00
- Mon 4 Sep 2023 16:3091Èȱ¬ Two except Scotland
- Tue 11 Jun 2024 19:00
- Wed 12 Jun 2024 01:20
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