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Season 9 · Episode 11
Landed Mon, 15 Jan 2018 · 13:30 your time · 1 episode · 30m
Season 9, Episode 11 of Great British Railway Journeys aired Monday, 15 January 2018 at 6.30pm UK time on BBC iPlayer.
- S09E11Hull to MaltonMichael Portillo embarks on a journey through Britain steered by his Edwardian railway handbook. He begins in the East Yorkshire port of Hull, where he heads for the docks through which millions of migrantspassed at the turn of the 20th century and which are today getting a second wind.At Cottingham, Michael picks up the trail of the future King Edward VII, when he was Prince of Wales. Bertie, as he was known in the family, became embroiled in scandal after a high-stakes game of cards in the grand house of Tranby Croft.Next stop is the beautiful seaside town of Scarborough, which Michael discovers was reeling in 1914 from bombardment by German warships and still carries the scars. Rose gardens, follies and Baroque architecture belonging to a radical countess entice Michael to the market town of Malton, where he finds Howards still inhabit their castle.
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