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Great British Railway Journeys

2010 - 16 seasons 290 eps TV-G

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29 min

S16 · E1 · Apr 7, 2025

Paddock Wood to Frant Episode 1

Michael Portillo takes to the rails to explore one of Britain’s oldest surviving landscapes, the woods and pasture of the Weald in south east England.

7.8 · You

29 min

S16 · E2 · Apr 8, 2025

Hildenborough to Robertsbridge Episode 2

Michael Portillo’s rail exploration of the historic wooded region of south east England, known as the Weald, continues from Tonbridge, at the heart of the area's rail network.

29 min

S16 · E3 · Apr 9, 2025

Dorking to Lingfield Episode 3

Michael Portillo’s railway tour of the Weald reaches the spectacular Surrey countryside, where he finds a surprising connection to the darker reaches of the universe.

29 min

S16 · E4 · Apr 10, 2025

Gatwick Airport to Royal Tunbridge Wells Episode 4

Michael Portillo’s rail exploration of the spectacular countryside of the Weald in Surrey, Sussex and Kent continues - this time, aboard the Gatwick Express train.

29 min

S16 · E5 · Apr 11, 2025

Chichester to Amberley Episode 5

Michael Portillo’s railway tour of the green and pleasant landscape between the North and South Downs, known as the Weald, nears its conclusion.

29 min

S16 · E6 · Apr 14, 2025

Windermere to Sellafield Episode 6

Michael Portillo begins a railway tour of the spectacular border counties of Cumbria and Dumfriesshire, starting in the stunning Lake District National Park.

7.6 · You

29 min

S16 · E7 · Apr 15, 2025

St Bees to Grange-over-Sands Episode 7

Michael Portillo’s railway tour continues as he travels along the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line. He visits an iron ore mine turned into an arts centre and discovers the cradle of Quakerism.

7.6 · You

29 min

S16 · E8 · Apr 16, 2025

Maryport to Penrith Episode 8

Michael Portillo’s railway journey through Cumbria and Dumfriesshire heads to the hills as he follows in the footsteps of the Lakeland poets.

29 min

S16 · E9 · Apr 17, 2025

Aspatria to Carlisle Episode 9

Michael Portillo’s railway journey through Cumbria and Dumfriesshire takes him to the rolling countryside around Aspatria to meet a couple who swapped their old life for organic dairy farming.

7.6 · You

29 min

S16 · E10 · Apr 18, 2025

Dumfries to Auchinleck Episode 10

Michael concludes his journey from Cumbria to Dumfriesshire by crossing the Solway Firth into Scotland, where he visits the beautifully preserved last home of Scotland’s greatest poet, Robert Burns.

7.7 · You

29 min

S16 · E11 · Apr 21, 2025

Shrewsbury to Telford Episode 11

Michael Portillo re-enacts the Battle of Shrewsbury and explores the town's beautiful gothic cathedral, while also riding the Telford Steam Railway’s flagship locomotive.

7.6 · You

29 min

S16 · E12 · Apr 22, 2025

Ironbridge to Coseley Episode 12

Michael Portillo is in Ironbridge Gorge on the River Severn, a hotbed of 18th-century innovation which features the world's first coke blast iron furnace.

7.5 · You

29 min

S16 · E13 · Apr 23, 2025

Dudley to West Bromwich Episode 13

Michael Portillo boards a barge on the Dudley Canal, discovers an ancient seabed and explores racial tension in 1960s Smethwick.

7.7 · You

29 min

S16 · E14 · Apr 24, 2025

Birmingham New Street to Wednesbury Episode 14

Arriving in Birmingham, Michael Portillo heads to Curzon Street for a tour of the HS2 terminus still under construction. In the Newtown area, he visits the oldest private manufacturing firm in the UK.

7.6 · You

29 min

S16 · E15 · Apr 25, 2025

Solihull to Birmingham International Episode 15

On the final leg of his Midlands tour, Michael Portillo travels to Solihull, the home of iconic British brand Land Rover. Later, he visits the childhood neighbourhood of JRR Tolkien.

7.6 · You

29 min

S16 · E16 · Apr 28, 2025

Loughton to Audley End Episode 16

Michael Portillo embarks on a journey across Essex. He heads to the ancient woodland of Epping Forest and learns of Audley End House's role as a secret wartime military school.

7.6 · You

29 min

S16 · E17 · Apr 29, 2025

Romford to the Blackwater Estuary Episode 17

Michael’s exploration of Essex continues in Romford, where he visits a state-of-the-art rail operating centre. On the River Blackwater, he visits the Ross Revenge, home of Radio Caroline.

7.9 · You

29 min

S16 · E18 · Apr 30, 2025

Chelmsford to Tollesbury Episode 18

Michael’s exploration of Essex reaches Chelmsford, where the city's bishop relates her story of escape from Iran after the Islamic revolution of 1979.

29 min

S16 · E19 · May 1, 2025

Witham to Saffron Walden Episode 19

Arriving in the Essex market town of Witham, Michael heads into the countryside to visit one of the county’s great country houses, Terling Place.

7.5 · You

29 min

S16 · E20 · May 2, 2025

Colchester to Chappel and Wakes Colne Episode 20

Michael's exploration of Essex is drawing to a close. He visits Colchester, which was first mentioned in AD77 and proudly claims to be Britain’s oldest recorded town.

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