Published:
10:30 AM May 4, 2021
From left, Wilkin & Sons chairman Walter Scott with Michael Portillo, who stars in Great British Railway Journeys
- Credit: Wilkin & Son
The women who worked on an Essex fruit farm during the world wars will take centre-stage in a television documentary on BBC2.
Documentary-maker and train buff Michael Portillo filmed at Wilkin & Sons jam factory at Tiptree for an episode of Great British Railway Journeys which airs on Tuesday, May 4 at 6.30pm.
The company’s chairman Walter Scott expressed his delight at the visit.
“It was a great pleasure to welcome Michael Portillo and his television film crew from Great British Railway Journeys to our Tiptree Farm,” he said.
A TELEVISION programme is set to shine a light on a famous jam maker. Journalist and presenter Michael Portillo visited Wilkin and Sons in Tiptree as part of the BBC show Great British Railway Journeys. The documentary series, which airs tomorrow on BBC2 at 6.30pm, sees Mr Portillo travel the length and breadth of the country by train. Chairman of Wilkin and Sons Walter Scott said it was a “great pleasure” to welcome Mr Portillo and the crew and described the day as a “great success”. The episode will focus on Land Army Girls. During the first and second world wars women filled the jobs left by men who had gone to fight.
A TELEVISION programme is set to shine a light on a famous jam maker. Journalist and presenter Michael Portillo visited Wilkin and Sons in Tiptree as part of the BBC show Great British Railway Journeys. The documentary series, which airs tomorrow on BBC2 at 6.30pm, sees Mr Portillo travel the length and breadth of the country by train. Chairman of Wilkin and Sons Walter Scott said it was a “great pleasure” to welcome Mr Portillo and the crew and described the day as a “great success”. The episode will focus on Land Army Girls. During the first and second world wars women filled the jobs left by men who had gone to fight.
A TELEVISION programme is set to shine a light on a famous jam maker. Journalist and presenter Michael Portillo visited Wilkin and Sons in Tiptree as part of the BBC show Great British Railway Journeys. The documentary series, which airs tomorrow on BBC2 at 6.30pm, sees Mr Portillo travel the length and breadth of the country by train. Chairman of Wilkin and Sons Walter Scott said it was a “great pleasure” to welcome Mr Portillo and the crew and described the day as a “great success”. The episode will focus on Land Army Girls. During the first and second world wars women filled the jobs left by men who had gone to fight.
A TELEVISION programme is set to shine a light on a famous jam maker. Journalist and presenter Michael Portillo visited Wilkin and Sons in Tiptree as part of the BBC show Great British Railway Journeys. The documentary series, which airs tomorrow on BBC2 at 6.30pm, sees Mr Portillo travel the length and breadth of the country by train. Chairman of Wilkin and Sons Walter Scott said it was a “great pleasure” to welcome Mr Portillo and the crew and described the day as a “great success”. The episode will focus on Land Army Girls. During the first and second world wars women filled the jobs left by men who had gone to fight.