Great British Railway Journeys — Season 1, Episode 14: Bugle to Mevagissey
Documentary • 30 min • 16 seasons, 290 episodes • ★ 7.4/10
Episode synopsis
Michael visits the largest clay mine in the world near St Austell, goes pilchard fishing in Mevagissey and finds out how the estate of Heligan shaped British gardens.
About Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.