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S02E14: Batley to SheffieldNewcastle to Melton Mowbray - Ep 14. Batley to Sheffield.
Michael finds out about shoddy, a successful 19th-century recycling industry in the textile town of Batley, discovers how the railways boosted Yorkshire's forced rhubarb trade, and meets the great-great-granddaughter of George Bradshaw himself.
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Air Date:
Jan 20, 2011
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30 minutes
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Michael Portillo
