Great British Railway Journeys Series 6 Episode 11 Derby to Grantham 2015
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Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey following his Bradshaw's handbook from the heart of the industrial east Midlands to the north eastern island of Lindisfarne. On this leg, he gives an old engine a fresh start in the railway hub of Derby. In Nottingham, he discovers the Victorian origins of a well-known high street chemist. He then travels to Newstead Abbey, where he learns about its former owner, the young Lord Byron. A baking lesson in Grantham yields a batch of the oldest commercially traded biscuits in the country, and no visit to the town would be complete for Michael without calling at a historic grocer's shop.
- Released: 2015-01-19
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Michael Portillo
- Director: Ben Rowland, John Comerford
