Great British Railway Journeys: Oxford to Pershore

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains. Michael travels west from Oxford in the heart of England, through the Malvern Hills and into Wales to take in the unique Victorian heritage of the South Wales coastline. In this programme, Michael is led to a special view of the city of Oxford by his 19th-century guidebook, samples a Victorian navvies' brew made by steam power, and discovers a unique and colourful crop in the heart of the Cotswolds.