BBC Great British Railway Journeys Series 3 21of25 Bray to Dubli

Great British Railway Journeys Series 3

Travel Documentary hosted by Michael Portillo, published by BBC in 2012 - English narration





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Great British Railway Journeys Series 3
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of five epic journeys, Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.




21) Bray to Dublin
All this week he crosses the Irish sea to discover the rich railway history of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, following the unfurling 19th century expansion of the tracks from Dublin to Londonderry. Today Michael observes the amazing engineering feat involved in building the railway along Dublin's treacherous East coast, explores 19th century crime and punishment in a Victorian jail, and finds out how the lions of Dublin Zoo changed the fortunes of the railways.

**** Still to come ****

22) Enfield to Drogheda
Today Michael explores the extensive railway network within the Bog of Allen, discovers the Victorian secrets behind the amazing Boyne Viaduct, and travels underground, into the vast Irish Zinc mines.

23) Dundalk to Portadown
Michael explores the Victorians' fascination with antiquity, by visiting the amazing Cromlech stones of Dundalk. He reaches for the stars at the Armagh Observatory and travels in style along the steam railway of Downpatrick.

24) Belfast to Whitehead
Michael explores the fascinating history of Belfast's Victorian docks, discovers the Irish spade making traditions untouched for over 150 years and takes a walk on the wild side with Whitehead's Victorian coastal paths.

25) Ballymoney to Londonderry
Michael takes a white knuckle walk over the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, follows in the footsteps of the Victorians to experience the delights of the Giant's Causeway and explores the rich history of Londonderry.

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* Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L3.1
* Video Bitrate: 1373 Kbps
* Video Aspect Ratio: 1.778 (16:9)
* Video Resolution: 832 x 468
* Audio Codec: AAC LC
* Audio Bitrate: 128 Kbps CBR 48KHz
* Audio Channels: 2
* Run-Time: 30mins
* Frame rate: 25fps
* Number of Parts: 25
* Part Size: 285 MB
* Container: mp4
* Encoded by: Harry65
* Source: DVD



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1) Further Information

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0196y72