Great British Railway Journeys
Season 13 Episode 2 - Hassocks to Benenden
Starting in Hassocks, Michael makes his way to the beautiful Sussex village of Ditchling, where, between the wars, a Roman Catholic community of artists made their home. Michael finds out how they made their mark on the village, the capital and the nation’s railways. In the seaside town of Bexhill-on-Sea, Michael hears of the work of the wartime air raid precautions wardens, immortalised in the BBC series Dad’s Army. He discovers Bexhill was heavily bombed from the air and became a target of the Nazi invasion plan, Operation Sealion. Michael takes the train north to the village of Burwash, where he finds a magnificent Jacobean house called Bateman’s. Its occupant - until 1936, when Michael’s guidebook was published - was the most famous writer in the country, Rudyard Kipling, author of the Jungle Book. Michael learns about his life and work. The delightful Kent and East Sussex heritage railway conveys Michael from Bodiam Castle through the scenic Rother Valley to Tenterden.
Episodes in Season 13
Biggin Hill to Ashdown Forest
30 min
Hassocks to Benenden
30 min
Rye to Dungeness
30 min
Deal to Margate
30 min
Herne Bay to Leeds Castle, Kent
30 min
Chislehurst to Kennington
30 min
Hackney Wick to Oxford Circus
30 min
Hampstead to Islington
30 min
Dagenham to Battersea
30 min
Park Royal to Westminster
30 min
