Description
Product ID: | 9781472279286 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Greatest British Railway Journeys |
Subtitle: | Celebrating the greatest journeys from the BBC's beloved railway travel series |
Authors: | Author: Michael Portillo |
Page Count: | 320 |
Subjects: | Architecture, Architecture, Transport: general interest, Trains and railways: general interest, Transport: general interest, Trains & railways: general interest, Holidays & seasonal interest |
Description: | The perfect gift for fans of the show as well as lovers of Britain's cultural heritage. It is now over a decade since the much-loved Great British Railway Journeys series set off on its incredible run discovering the cultural, social and engineering landscape of the United Kingdom through the prism of George Bradshaw''s Handbook to rail travel. Veteran politician and ex cabinet minister Michael Portillo has since presented eleven seasons of this ever-popular show on BBC Two, covering every part of the existing train network in Britain, as well as others that were closed as a result of the Beeching Report in 1963. Across a decade of these journeys, Portillo has celebrated how every corner of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland was opened up by the railway line as a result of the Industrial Revolution, thus giving fans a unique insight into our shared past of train travel since the Victorian era. |
Imprint Name: | Headline Book Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Headline Publishing Group |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2021-09-02 |