Great British Railway Journeys

Season 8 Episode 11: Wexford to Wicklow

Wexford to Wicklow Armed with his Bradshaw's Handbook, Michael Portillo begins a journey across Ireland. In the port of Wexford, he takes to the seas in a 100-year-old lifeboat and discovers a hero of the American navy. He tunes in to the Meeting of the Waters at the Vale of Avoca, then heads for Wicklow, where he learns of a Victorian project to combat sickness and disease in the capital, Dublin. Embracing the gentler pace of life of a traditional Irish traveller in Victorian times, he ends this leg in a beautiful horse-drawn, barrel-top caravan.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

16

Episodes:

290

Cast:

Michael Portillo

Quality:

HD

Duration:

30 min

First Air:

2010

Rating:

7.4