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Portillo visits Island

by isleofman.com 1st August 2011

Journalist, broadcaster and former Tory politician Michael Portillo has been on the Isle of Man this weekend.

He's been taking in the Heritage Transport Festival as he films an episode of his Great Railway Journeys programme.

Mr Portillo wasn't just interested about the Island's trains and trams though.

He also spoke to Terry Cringle about his memories of Douglas boarding houses being used as internment camps during World War Two:

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Posted by isleofman.com
Monday 1st, August 2011 06:53pm.

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