Great British Railway Journeys
Season 5 Episode 11 - Southampton to Basingstoke
7.4 ?
2010
Documentary
Assisted by his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Southampton to Wolverhampton. On this first leg, he learns to set the table aboard the luxury liner Queen Elizabeth before she sets sail and discovers how Cunard steamers began by transporting post across the Atlantic. He then heads to Netley, where he discovers the remains of an extensive military hospital built by order of Queen Victoria. From there he journeys to Basingstoke, where he finds out about a pitched battle between townspeople and the Salvation Army.
Episodes in Season 5
1
Manchester to Birkenhead
30 min
2
Southport to Leyland
30 min
3
Preston to Rochdale
30 min
4
Haworth to Huddersfield
30 min
5
Honley to Chesterfield
30 min
6
London Euston to Cheddington
30 min
7
Bletchley to Newport Pagnell
30 min
8
Northampton to Nuneaton
30 min
9
Leicester to Loughborough
30 min
10
Nottingham to Leeds
30 min
11
Southampton to Basingstoke
30 min
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12
Winchfield to Crowthorne
30 min
13
Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon
30 min
14
Chippenham to Gloucester
30 min
15
Cheltenham to Wolverhampton
30 min
16
Norwich to Brandon
30 min
17
Ipswich to Chelmsford
30 min
18
Ilford to Rochester
30 min
19
Faversham to Dorking
30 min
20
Brighton to Chichester
30 min
