Episodes
Great British Railway Journeys: Kielder Forest to Edinburgh (BBC Four Tuesday 21 November 2023)
Great British Railway Journeys: Kielder Forest to Edinburgh airs Tuesday 21 November 2023 on BBC Four.
What is this episode about
Michael Portillo is in Northumbria on his way to the Highlands, guided by his 1936 Bradshaw’s Guide.
He starts his exploration of Kielder Forest at the County Show in Stocksfield on this leg. After digging into the history of a nationwide effort to establish one of the biggest artificial forests in Europe, Michael learns its motivations.
Michael travels to Scotland, where he stops in Hawick, a town known for weaving, to see Lovat Mill, a place where tweed was a major industry in the 1930s. We are currently working on a brand new design with vibrant colours.
From Galashiels, Michael boards the restored Scottish Borders Railway and makes his way to Edinburgh via the Newbattle Viaduct. While in Edinburgh, he explores the history of a political party that emerged in the 1930s and pays a visit to the magnificent new Scottish parliament, which opened to the public in 1999.
While sitting in the front rows of the Dominion theatre in Morningside, Michael learns about John Grierson, the man widely recognised as the father of documentary filmmaking.
Series 11 Episode 2 of 15
When can we see the episode
Great British Railway Journeys: Kielder Forest to Edinburgh airs Tuesday 21 November 2023 at 7:00pm on BBC Four
Featured Image Credit: BBC Four
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