Where To Stream Great British Railway Journeys Season 11 Episode 13
Witham to Felixstowe
- Aired January 22, 2020
- 30 Min
Michael Portillo's railway journey through 1930s Britain from Canterbury to Skegness reaches Witham in Essex. Here he visits the factory of the world's oldest supplier of metal framed windows which became popular in the 30s. Crossing into Suffolk, Michael alights at Ipswich and discovers the story of a group of child refugees whose history is intertwined with that of Michael's family. In the village of Newbourne, over a pint with the locals, Michael hears the story of the rural resettlement...