Great Coastal Railway Journeys

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Great Coastal Railway Journeys
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The final leg of Michael's South Coast adventure begins in Fishbourne, the location of one of the most significant Roman sites in Britain. He takes in the astonishingly well preserved, almost 2,000-year-old mosaic floors and finds out how they may have been designed as Roman aft...

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Michael's journey has brought him to Lee on the Solent in Hampshire to the training centre of Britain's fourth emergency service, Her Majesty's Coastguard. He finds out about their role in search and rescue and helps in one of their highly skilled operations: a mud rescue. Michael's next stop on his coastal travels is the ...
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This leg of Michael's journey starts in Southampton, one of the busiest ports on the South Coast and home to the National Oceanography Centre. Whilst learning of their role in the fight against plastic in our seas, Michael discovers their new fleet of research submarines. From the port, Michael takes a ferry to the Isle of...
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Michael Portillo alights at Wareham to visit Dorset's internationally renowned Jurassic Coast. Exploring its geology, he discovers black gold locked into its rocks and visits one of the county's oldest oil fields. In Swanage, Michael visits the pretty Victorian harbour before riding the magnificent Swanage heritage railway...
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