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Great British Railway Journeys

Great British Railway Journeys is a TV show on British national television from BBC4 with an average rating of 3.4 stars by TelevisionCatchUp.co.uk's visitors. We have 1,240 episodes of Great British Railway Journeys in our archive. The first episode of Great British Railway Journeys was broadcast in April, 2021. Did you miss an episode of Great British Railway Journeys but don't you wan't that to happen in the future? Please set an alarm and add Great British Railway Journeys to your favourites, so we can remind you by email when there's a new episode available to watch. For free!

Rating:3.4 of 5Total number of episodes:1240
Last broadcast:17/04/2021 at 21:30

Series 6

Series 6, Episode 19 - Oxford to Luton

17/04/2021 3.0 0 x

Michael Portillo visits Oxford University's Bodleian library to see Victorian treasures including Mary Shelley's Frankenstein manuscript.

Series 6, Episode 18 - Abergavenny to Hanborough

17/04/2021 3.0 0 x

Michael Portillo visits Big Pit coal mine in Blaenavon and learns about 19th-century developments in angling.

Series 6, Episode 17 - Swansea to Hereford

17/04/2021 4.0 0 x

Michael Portillo begins in the ruinous gardens at Aberglasney House near Llandeilo and finishes this leg of his journey at a traditional cider house in Hereford.

Series 6, Episode 16 - Pembroke Dock to Swansea

17/04/2021 4.0 0 x

Michael Portillo begins the first leg of a journey from south-west Wales to Cambridge, visiting an inn in Carmarthen where Horatio Nelson once met Emma Hamilton.

Series 6, Episode 15 - Newcastle to Lindisfarne

17/04/2021 4.0 0 x

Michael Portillo travels from Newcastle to Lindisfarne, exploring the lime kilns, and learns how Christianity spread across northern England in the 7th century.

Series 6, Episode 14 - Middlesbrough to Hexham

17/04/2021 4.0 0 x

Michael Portillo travels from Middlesbrough to Hexham, learning about eighth-century monk the Venerable Bede at St Paul's monastery in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear.

Series 9

Series 9, Episode 14 - Liverpool to Dolgarrog

12/04/2021 4.0 1 x

Michael Portillo travels between Liverpool and Wales, finding a miniature tank engine made by Frank Hornby and visiting the ruins of Gwrych Castle.

Series 9, Episode 13 - Sheffield to Nantwich

12/04/2021 3.0 0 x

Michael Portillo travels to the steel city of Sheffield where he discovers an early 20th century steam engine, before heading to Nantwich.

Series 6

Series 6, Episode 13 - Hessle to York

10/04/2021 4.0 0 x

Michael Portillo travels from Hessle in East Yorkshire to York, along the way learning about the technology that made the Humber Bridge possible.

Series 6, Episode 12 - Boston to Hensall

10/04/2021 4.0 0 x

Michael Portillo travels from the south Lincolnshire town of Boston to Hensall, North Yorkshire, discovering the origins of a favourite Victorian apple along the way.

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