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Great Coastal Railway Journeys: Whitby to Robin Hood’s Bay (BBC 2 Tuesday 30 May 2023)
Great Coastal Railway Journeys: Whitby to Robin Hood’s Bay airs Tuesday 30 May 2023 on BBC 2.
While on his train journey, Michael Portillo stops in Whitby to learn about the town’s maritime history.
Michael rides the first British-built steam locomotive in Grosmont since the 1960s. Michael finds the world’s most powerful military radar in the North York Moors, raising tensions as the team fears a missile launch.
Michael ventures into the depths of Robin Hood’s Bay’s shadowy past as a smuggling haven to learn the ins and outs of the illegal landing of gin, brandy, and tea during the 18th century.
Season 2 Episode 7
Great Coastal Railway Journeys: Whitby to Robin Hood’s Bay airs Tuesday 30 May 2023 at 6.30pm on BBC 2
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