Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 min. 59 sec.) ; 169123532 bytes |
Series |
Great British Railway Journeys ; Series 7, Episode 17 |
Summary |
At East Grinstead, Michael Portillo dons a boiler suit and takes to the footplate of a loco on the Bluebell Railway, Britain's first passenger carrying heritage line. Travelling north to Merstham, Surrey, Michael experiences an explosive encounter as he witnesses the power of dynamite first-hand. Moving east through Surrey countryside, he visits the stunningly situated Leith Hill Place to explore the compositions of the great British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. The journey ends near Guildford with the story of a giant of Victorian art, GF Watts |
Notes |
Closed captioning in English |
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Classification G ACMA |
Subject |
Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.
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British -- Historiography.
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Clothing and dress.
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Documentary television programs.
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Railroad travel.
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Bluebell Railway.
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Great Britain.
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Genre/Form |
Documentary
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
Ogilvy, Titus, director
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Portillo, Michael, host
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