Great British Railway Journeys - Season 5 Episode 8
Northampton to Nuneaton

Steered by his Bradshaws Michael Portillo heads north on his journey from London to Leeds, stopping in Northampton, the land of shoemakers, where Victorian clickers have been making shoes for more than 130 years. In Rugby, Michael discovers the legacy of Dr Thomas Arnold and trains with the schools 1st XV before heading to Coventry, where he finds out how the citys craftsmen learned to adapt to survive. Michael ends this leg of his journey in Nuneaton, birthplace of an author whose identity was once a closely guarded secret.