Episode Overview
Guided by his Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo embarks on a northern adventure from London to Leeds, making a stop in Northampton, renowned for its shoemaking tradition, where skilled Victorian 'clickers' have been crafting footwear for over 130 years. In Rugby, he learns about the influence of Dr. Thomas Arnold and even trains with the school's 1st XV rugby team. Continuing to Coventry, Michael explores how the city's artisans adapted to changing times. He concludes this segment of his journey in Nuneaton, the hometown of a once-mysterious author whose identity was closely safeguarded.
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Season 5 Episodes 20
1.
Manchester to Birkenhead
2.
Southport to Leyland
3.
Preston to Rochdale
4.
Haworth to Huddersfield
5.
Honley to Chesterfield
6.
London Euston to Cheddington
7.
Bletchley to Newport Pagnell
8.
Northampton to Nuneaton
9.
Leicester to Loughborough
10.
Nottingham to Leeds
11.
Southampton to Basingstoke
12.
Winchfield to Crowthorne
13.
Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon
14.
Chippenham to Gloucester
15.
Cheltenham to Wolverhampton
16.
Norwich to Brandon
17.
Ipswich to Chelmsford
18.
Ilford to Rochester
19.
Faversham to Dorking
20.
Brighton to Chichester
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