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Great British Railway Journeys

Rating:3.3 of 5Total number of episodes:714Last broadcast:23/10/2020 at 20:30
October 2020
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Series 9, Episode 3 - Croydon to Shoreham-by-Sea

4.0 1 x
New. Michael Portillo travels from Croydon to Shoreham-by-Sea, hearing the story of a once-celebrated composer and visiting the oldest licensed airport in the UK.
30:00

Series 9, Episode 2 - Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill

4.0 1 x
New. Michael Portillo explores Edwardian utopia in Letchworth, where he meets a fourth generation citizen who introduces him to the town's community spirit.
30:00

Series 9, Episode 1 - Cromer to Cambridge

3.0 6 x
New. Michael Portillo embarks on train journeys through Edwardian Britain, exploring the grand estates of Norfolk and a bivouac on Brownsea Island on the way.
30:00

Series 8, Episode 15 - Ballina to Westport

4.0 2 x
New. On the last leg of Michael Portillo's long journey from Wexford to Westport, a fashionable Victorian seaweed bath is followed by a steamy scene in Ballina.
30:00

Series 9, Episode 1 - Cromer to Cambridge

4.0 2 x
New. Michael Portillo embarks on train journeys through Edwardian Britain, exploring the grand estates of Norfolk and a bivouac on Brownsea Island on the way.
30:00

Series 8, Episode 15 - Ballina to Westport

4.0 1 x
New. On the last leg of Michael Portillo's long journey from Wexford to Westport, a fashionable Victorian seaweed bath is followed by a steamy scene in Ballina.
30:00

Series 8, Episode 14 - Dromod to Sligo

3.0 4 x
Michael Portillo continues his Irish journey from Dromod to Sligo. Along the way he discovers how the landscape inspired WB Yeats and learns to make a potato pancake.
30:00

Series 8, Episode 13 - Navan to Mullingar

4.0 4 x
Michael Portillo continues his journey across Ireland, travelling from Navan to Mullingar, where he uncovers a controversial Victorian dig at the sacred Hill of Tara.
30:00

Series 8, Episode 14 - Dromod to Sligo

4.0 4 x
New. Michael Portillo continues his Irish journey from Dromod to Sligo. Along the way he discovers how the landscape inspired WB Yeats and learns to make a potato pancake.
30:00

Series 8, Episode 13 - Navan to Mullingar

4.0 5 x
New. Michael Portillo continues his journey across Ireland, travelling from Navan to Mullingar, where he uncovers a controversial Victorian dig at the sacred Hill of Tara.
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