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Great British Railway Journeys
S2.E17
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Aylesford to Tunbridge Wells

  • Episode aired Jan 25, 2011
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Michael Portillo in Great British Railway Journeys (2010)
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Today, Michael explores the life of Victorian hop pickers, finds out about Maidstone's revolutionary paper industry and discovers how the railways turned cricket into a national sport.Today, Michael explores the life of Victorian hop pickers, finds out about Maidstone's revolutionary paper industry and discovers how the railways turned cricket into a national sport.Today, Michael explores the life of Victorian hop pickers, finds out about Maidstone's revolutionary paper industry and discovers how the railways turned cricket into a national sport.

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    • Marc Beers
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    • Michael Portillo
    • Peter Bower
    • Glenys Williams
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    • Director
      • Marc Beers
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      • Peter Bower
      • Glenys Williams
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      In TV listings and web sites, the episode title was spelled "Aylesford to Tonbridge Wells". Although there is a town in Kent called Tonbridge (pronounced "tunbridge"), the nearby spa town is spelled "Tunbridge Wells". The on-screen map at the beginning of the episode spells the name correctly.

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      • January 25, 2011 (United Kingdom)
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