Overview
Guided by his 19th century Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Norwich to Chichester. On this first leg he explores Norwich's medieval heart. In the city's Norman castle he uncovers the Victorian public's gory fascination with crime and punishment and finds out how campaigners such as Elizabeth Fry, who was born in Norwich, worked to improve conditions for prisoners. At the city's livestock market, Michael learns how to buy a calf at auction with a subtle twitch of his guidebook. He then heads west to Thetford to explore the rabbit warrens of the Brecks. He discovers how the Victorian appetite for rabbits and their fur led to special train services to London, known as Bunny Trains. After a painful encounter with a polecat, Michael heads northwest to Brandon, home of some of the best quality flint in Britain and tries his hand at flint-knapping.
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5 - 1Manchester to Birkenhead January 06, 2014 -
5 - 2Southport to Leyland January 07, 2014 -
5 - 3Preston to Rochdale January 08, 2014 -
5 - 4Haworth to Huddersfield January 09, 2014 -
5 - 5Honley to Chesterfield January 10, 2014 -
5 - 6London Euston to Cheddington January 13, 2014 -
5 - 7Bletchley to Newport Pagnell January 14, 2014 -
5 - 8Northampton to Nuneaton January 15, 2014 -
5 - 9Leicester to Loughborough January 16, 2014 -
5 - 10Nottingham to Leeds January 17, 2014 -
5 - 11Southampton to Basingstoke January 20, 2014 -
5 - 12Winchfield to Crowthorne January 21, 2014 -
5 - 13Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon January 22, 2014 -
5 - 14Chippenham to Gloucester January 23, 2014 -
5 - 15Cheltenham to Wolverhampton January 24, 2014 -
5 - 16Norwich to Brandon January 27, 2014 -
5 - 17Ipswich to Chelmsford January 28, 2014 -
5 - 18Ilford to Rochester January 29, 2014 -
5 - 19Faversham to Dorking January 30, 2014 -
5 - 20Brighton to Chichester January 31, 2014