Great British Railway Journeys Season 9 Episode 5 - Swanwick to Brownsea Island

Airdate: 2018-Jan-05

Episode summary:

Steered by his Edwardian Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo promises to do his best on the island where Robert Baden Powell began the Scout movement in the early 20th century. Joining a group of modern Scouts, he learns to build a bivouac and finds out what it is about Scouting that still appeals to boys - and girls - today. In the New Forest, Michael searches out some unsung heroes of the First World War, the ponies who became war horses, and hears their story from a commoner who runs a stable and riding school. Plus, in Bournemouth, he investigates a very British institution: the beach hut.

About Great British Railway Journeys series:

Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country by train.