Great British Railway Journeys
Season 6 Episode 15 - Newcastle to Lindisfarne
Michael Portillo journeys from Newcastle up the north east coast to Lindisfarne. He finds out about the world's earliest swing bridge and its inventor, Newcastle engineer Sir William Armstrong, and discovers how the city's Victorian industrial heritage has found a new cultural purpose. From Seahouses by boat, amid puffins and cormorants, Michael goes in search of a darling of the Victorian press who, with her father, rescued nine people from tumultuous seas. On the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Michael explores the lime kilns and finds out how, in the 7th century, Christianity spread from here across northern England.
Episodes in Season 6
Ayr to Stewarton
30 min
Greenock to Larkhall
30 min
Motherwell to Linlithgow
30 min
Stirling to Pitlochry
30 min
St Andrew's to Edinburgh
30 min
Amersham to Regent's Park
30 min
Deptford to West Silverton
30 min
Stratford to London Victoria
30 min
Covent Garden to Soho
30 min
High Street Kensington to London Bridge
30 min
Derby to Grantham
30 min
Boston to Hensall
30 min
Hessle to York
30 min
Middlesbrough to Hexham
30 min
Newcastle to Lindisfarne
30 min
Pembroke Dock to Swansea
30 min
Swansea to Hereford
30 min
Abergavenny to Hanborough
30 min
Oxford to Luton
30 min
Oakham to Cambridge
30 min
