Great British Railway Journeys with Michael Portillo - Series 12 & 13Description: Armed with a 1936 edition of Bradshaw's Handbook Michael Portillo takes to the tracks to navigate the golden age of rail travel when glamorous locomotives travelled at world-record speed through a discernibly modern era of mass consumption. As Art Deco cinemas and dance halls entertained millions industrial Britain was thrown into unemployment and poverty as storm clouds gathered across the Channel.
