Great British Railway Journeys: Northampton to Nuneaton

Michael Portillo is guided by his Bradshaw's Handbook on a journey from London's Euston station to Leeds, on Robert Stephenson's first intercity railway line from the capital. Heading north, Michael stops in Northampton, the land of shoemakers, where 'clickers' have been making shoes for more than 130 years. In Rugby, Michael discovers the legacy of Dr Thomas Arnold and trains with the school's 1st XV before heading to Coventry, where he finds out how the city's craftsmen learned to adapt to survive. Michael ends this leg of his journey in Nuneaton, birthplace of an author whose identity was once a closely guarded secret.