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Great Coastal Railway Journeys
05:25 am - 06:00 am Wednesday, November 4
Hornsea to Spurn Point
Season 2 · Episode 9
Michael Portillo continues his journey in the East Yorkshire resort of Hornsea, famous for its distinctive pottery. In Hull, he discovers how one of Hull FC's star players made history as Britain's first black rugby captain. From Hull, Michael hitches a ride on a fine-looking barge heading to Goole on a network of canals. At Spurn Point, Michael hears how along this coast an ingenious 19th-century RNLI invention saved many lives
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- Michael Portillo — Presenter
- Ben Rowland — Director
- Alison Kreps — Series editor
- John Comerford — Executive producer
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