Chippenham to Yeovil
Michael Portillo joins Navy Wings pilots for a spectacular close formation flight in the skies over Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton and visits the magnificent Elizabethan mansion of Longleat.
Michael Portillo joins Navy Wings pilots for a spectacular close formation flight in the skies over Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton. He also visits the magnificent Elizabethan mansion of Longleat, seat of the Marquesses of Bath, to find out about the estate’s remarkable survival after the Second World War.
At Chippenham in Wiltshire, Michael pays a call on a signalling manufacturer that has been at the heart of British railway projects for decades and has a go on the centre’s simulator, driving the Elizabeth Line train to Paddington.
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Michael gets the thrill of a lifetime on a formation flight
Duration: 01:57
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Michael Portillo |
Director | Ben Rowland |
Series Editor | Alison Kreps |
Executive Producer | John Comerford |
Production Company | Fremantle |
Broadcasts
- Tue 19 Mar 2024 18:30
- Fri 17 May 2024 02:50
- Tue 10 Sep 2024 18:30
Steam railway programmes on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer
A collection of programmes from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.