St Andrew's to Edinburgh
On the last leg of his journey across Scotland from west to east, Michael Portillo pays homage to the birthplace of golf at St Andrews.
On the last leg of his journey across Scotland from west to east, Michael Portillo pays homage to the birthplace of golf at St Andrews. He visits a factory where they make traditional hickory-shafted clubs and ventures out on to the green. In Dunfermline, Michael discovers the poor beginnings of one of the world's wealthiest men, a remarkable philanthropist who worked on the railroads before making his fortune in steel. Crossing the Firth of Forth via the legendary red bridge, Michael arrives in Edinburgh in the middle of the world's largest arts festival, the Edinburgh Fringe, where he treads the boards in an unconventional adaptation of a play by Oscar Wilde.
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Brian Bennett
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Portillo |
| Series Producer | Alison Kreps |
| Executive Producer | John Comerford |
Broadcasts
Fri 9 Jan 2015 18:30- Wed 4 Feb 2015 10:00
- Fri 14 Aug 2015 16:45
- Fri 26 Feb 2016 18:30
- Tue 30 May 2017 19:30
- Fri 11 May 2018 18:30
- Tue 30 Apr 2019 19:30
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