Hull

S1 E4: On today's journey, Michael meets Tom Dixon, the last liquorice grower in Pontefract. Pontefract was covered in liquorice fields in Bradshaw's time and it was here that the Pontefract or Pomfret cake was invented. Michael finds out what's happened to the liquorice industry since Bradshaw's time and visits the new Haribo factory. His next stop is Hull, once the destination for 'monster excursions' - massive trains carrying thousands of early tourists to the coast. In Hull, Michael investigates why Bradshaw compared the city to Venice before meeting Maritime Historian Robb Robinson to find out how the railways transformed Hull into one of the world's largest white fish ports. On the train to Bridlington, Michael shares his journey with climate expert John Pinnegar who explains what's really happening to North Sea cod stocks and how global warming is changing the kinds of fish found around our coast. His final destination today is Bridlington. In Bradshaw's time, Bridlington was transformed by the railways from a sleepy fishing village into a bustling seaside resort. Today it's changing again. Travelling out onto the beach with Frank Powell, Michael learns how to fish for sea bass the sustainable way from a new wave of fishermen.