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Great British Railway Journeys — Storyline

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.

Cast & Crew

• Starring: Michael Portillo

Great British Railway Journeys — Series Details

Great British Railway Journeys — Episode Guide

Series 1

• E1: Liverpool to Eccles (2010-01-04) — Ep1: Liverpool to Eccles.

  Michael begins his journey on the world's first passenger railway line, learns to speak Scouse in Liverpool, finds out about the first railway fatality a

• E2: Manchester to Bury (2010-01-05) — Michael is in Manchester to find out more about George Bradshaw himself. He also gets fitted for a trilby in Denton and learns how the railways helped to create a national institut
• E3: Todmorden to York (2010-01-06) — Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, finds out about the latest Roman discoveries in York and takes to the air in the Network Rail helicopter.
• E4: Pontefract to Bridlington (2010-01-07) — Michael searches for the last liquorice grower in Pontefract, discovers how the railways turned Hull into one of the largest white fish ports in the world and goes fishing for sea
• E5: Filey to Scarborough (2010-01-08) — Michael goes bird-watching on the wild cliffs of Flamborough Head, learns to decipher traditional knitting patterns in Filey and meets one of the oldest residents of the Victorian
• E6: Preston to Morecambe (2010-01-11) — Michael explores the origins of the temperance movement in Preston, samples the attractions of Blackpool, a resort made by the railways, and takes a walk across Morecambe Bay with
• E7: Settle to Garsdale (2010-01-12) — Michael returns to the historic Settle-Carlisle line to find out what has happened to it since he helped save it in the 1980s. Along the way, he explores the magnificent Ribblehead
• E8: Windermere to Kendal (2010-01-13) — Michael takes a steamboat tour of Lake Windermere, visits Wordsworth's home village of Grasmere and makes sausages with a local Herdwick sheep farmer.
• E9: Carlisle to Glasgow (2010-01-14) — Michael meets the wild clansmen of Carlisle, the Border Reivers, witnesses a wedding in Gretna Green and visits a secret World War One munitions factory.
• E10: Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy (2010-01-15) — Michael makes apple juice in the Clyde valley orchards, pays a thrilling visit to the top of the Forth Rail Bridge and relives his childhood memories in his grandparents' home town
• E11: Swindon to Bristol (2010-01-18) — Michael finds out about free holiday trains for the GWR workers in Swindon, samples the Spa in Bath, and tries his hand at glass blowing in Bristol.
• E12: Yatton to Weston Super Mare (2010-01-19) — Michael samples local Cheddar strawberries, explores Cheddar Gorge and the famous caves, and visits one of the oldest piers in the country at Weston Super Mare.
• E13: Torquay to Totnes (2010-01-20) — Michael finds out about Torquay's micro climate, goes salmon fishing on the Dart estuary and spends some of Totnes' new local currency.
• E14: Bugle to Mevagissey (2010-01-21) — Michael visits the largest clay mine in the world near St Austell, goes pilchard fishing in Mevagissey and finds out how the estate of Heligan shaped British gardens.
• E15: Truro to Penzance (2010-01-22) — Michael searches for the lost church of St Piran, explores the last working tin mine in Cornwall and harvests oysters on the Helford River.
• E16: Buxton to Matlock (2010-01-25) — Michael visits an architectural wonder, the Duke of Devonshire's stables in Buxton, helps to repair the ancient peat landscape of the Peak District and travels on the historic stea
• E17: Cromford to Burton-on-Trent (2010-01-26) — Michael visits the oldest working factory in the world at Cromford, explores the country's first public park in Derby and finds out why Burton's beer is said to be the best.
• E18: Walsall to Bournville (2010-01-27) — Michael meets the queen's saddler in Walsall, learns how to cook an authentic Indian curry in Birmingham and visits Bournville, rumoured to be the best place to live in Britain.
• E19: Coventry to Watford (2010-01-28) — Michael relives the Coventry Blitz, meets the last pure breed Aylesbury duck farmer in Buckinghamshire and finds out how the trains helped to evacuate millions of children during W
• E20: St Pancras to Westminster (2010-01-29) — Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, he travels the length and breadth of the count

Series 2

• E1: Brighton to Crystal Palace (2011-01-03) — Brighton to Cromer – Ep 1. Brighton to Crystal Palace.

  Michael finds out about Brighton's Victorian aquarium, the largest in the world at the time; explores the underground quarri

• E2: Waterloo to Canary Wharf (2011-01-04) — Brighton to Cromer – Ep 2. Waterloo to Canary Wharf.

  Michael finds out about the Stiff's express, a funeral service running coffins from Waterloo to Brookwood cemetery. He discove

• E3: Enfield to Cambridge (2011-01-05) — Brighton to Cromer – Ep 3. Enfield to Cambridge.

  Michael visits the Government Arms Factory at Enfield, the largest machine shop in Europe in Bradshaw's day; discovers how the tra

• E4: Ely to King's Lynn (2011-01-06) — Brighton to Cromer – Ep 4. Ely to King's Lynn.

  Michael goes fishing with the last eel trapper on the Fens at Ely and visits one of the great triumphs of 19th century engineering,

• E5: Dereham to Cromer (2011-01-07) — Brighton to Cromer – Ep 5. Dereham to Cromer.

  Michael gets the rare chance to drive a heritage diesel train, finds out why Norfolk black turkeys appeared on the Christmas menu in

• E6: Ledbury to Shrewsbury (2011-01-10) — Ledbury to Holyhead – Ep 6. Ledbury to Shrewsbury.

  Michael tastes the Victorian drink perry, a kind of pear cider, gets up close and personal with a pedigree Hereford bull and vis

• E7: Telford to Wrexham (2011-01-11) — Ledbury to Holyhead – Ep 7. Telford to Wrexham.

  Michael visits the world's first Iron bridge at Coalbrookdale, explores the historic Chirk castle and has a go at making traditiona

• E8: Chester to Conwy (2011-01-12) — Ledbury to Holyhead – Ep 8. Chester to Conwy.

  Michael takes a tour of Chester's Roman remains and discovers a secret World War II chemical weapons plant at Rhydmwyn. After spendin

• E9: Llanwst to Porthmadog (2011-01-13) — Ledbury to Holyhead – Ep 9. Llanwst to Porthmadog.

  Michael explores the Conwy valley, stopping at Britain's first artists' colony at Betwys-y-Coed, visiting the Victorian slate ca

• E10: Llanberis to Holyhead (2011-01-14) — Ledbury to Holyhead – Ep 10. Llanberis to Holyhead.

  Michael takes the train to the top of Wales's highest peak, Mount Snowdon; witnesses the revival of Anglesey's sea salt industr

• E11: Newcastle to Chester-le-Street (2011-01-17) — Newcastle to Melton Mowbray – Ep 11. Newcastle to Chester-Le-Street.

  Michael visits the first locomotive factory in the world opened by George Stephenson, searches for the lost pi

• E12: Durham to Grosmont (2011-01-18) — Newcastle to Melton Mowbray – Ep 12. Durham to Grosmont.

  Michael visits the historic Durham Cathedral, sees one of the first locomotives in Darlington and takes a Dracula tour in

• E13: York to Saltaire (2011-01-19) — Newcastle to Melton Mowbray – Ep 13. York to Saltaire.

  Michael takes a Turkish bath in the famous spa town of Harrogate, explores the exemplary Victorian village of Saltaire, and

• E14: Batley to Sheffield (2011-01-20) — Newcastle to Melton Mowbray – Ep 14. Batley to Sheffield.

  Michael finds out about shoddy, a successful 19th-century recycling industry in the textile town of Batley, discovers how

• E15: Langley Mill to Melton Mowbray (2011-01-21) — Newcastle to Melton Mowbray – Ep 15. Langley Mill to Melton Mowbray.

  Michael learns the secrets of stilton cheese, finds out how trains transformed the traditional British sport o

• E16: London Bridge to Chatham (2011-01-24) — London Bridge to Hastings – Ep 16. London Bridge to Chatham.

  Michael visits the Royal Observatory at Greenwich to see how the railways standardised time, takes a walk through the

• E17: Aylesford to Tunbridge Wells (2011-01-25) — London Bridge to Hastings – Ep 17. Aylesford to Tonbridge Wells.

  Michael explores the life of Victorian hop pickers, finds out about Maidstone's revolutionary paper industry and d

• E18: Canterbury to Margate (2011-01-26) — London Bridge to Hastings – Ep 18. Canterbury to Margate.

  Michael finds out how Canterbury Cathedral was saved during the Baedeker raids of World War II, goes whelk fishing in Whi

• E19: Sandwich to Folkestone (2011-01-27) — London Bridge to Hastings – Ep 19. Sandwich to Folkestone.

  Michael explores a secret port that ran the first train ferries to France carrying vital supplies during World War I, vi

• E20: Hythe to Hastings (2011-01-28) — London Bridge to Hastings – Ep 20. Hythe to Hastings.

  Michael discovers a hardy breed of sheep on the atmospheric Romney Marsh, explores Kent's new sparkling wine industry and fin

• E21: Ayr to Paisley (2011-01-31) — This journey goes up the west coast of Scotland from Ayr to Skye

  Ep21. Ayr to Paisley.

  Michael visits the hometown of Robbie Burns and finds out how to make haggis, discovers how

• E22: Dumbarton to Tyndrum (2011-02-01) — This journey goes up the west coast of Scotland from Ayr to Skye

  Ep22. Dumbarton to Tyndrum.

  Michael explores the historic Dumbarton shipyards that built the Cutty Sark, visits o

• E23: Oban to Corrour (2011-02-02) — This journey goes up the west coast of Scotland from Ayr to Skye

  Ep23. Oban to Corrour.

  Michael discovers how trains spread the word about Oban whisky, hears about the heroic str

• E24: Roybridge to Glenfinnan (2011-02-03) — This journey goes up the west coast of Scotland from Ayr to Skye

  Ep24. Roybridge to Glenfinnan.

  Michael investigates one of the great geological mysteries of the 19th Century, th

• E25: Lochailort to Skye (2011-02-04) — This journey goes up the west coast of Scotland from Ayr to Skye

  Ep25. Lochailort to Skye.

  Michael discovers how the railways helped train the first generation of commandos at Lo

Series 3

• E1: Great Yarmouth to Beccles (2012-01-02) — Michael Portillo discovers the grave robbing history of Great Yarmouth and tries his hand at working a Victorian swing bridge in Reedham.
• E2: Darsham to Felixstowe (2012-01-03) — Michael Portillo follows the Victorians' fascination with Britain's own Atlantis to Dunwich and discovers the history of the Port of Felixstowe.
• E3: Sudbury to Southend (2012-01-04) — Michael Portillo comes face to face with a medieval politician, takes a rail tour of Victorian freak show hot spots, and rides an early electric railway.
• E4: Epping to Hackney (2012-01-05) — Michael Portillo sees how gunpowder made in Waltham Cross fuelled an empire, and heads to Hackney to uncover the gruesome details of the first murder on a train.
• E5: Fenchurch to Embankment (2012-01-06) — Michael Portillo takes a ride on a secret miniature railway hidden beneath London's streets, and rings the bells of the famous church of Bow.
• E6: Windsor to Didcot (2012-01-09) — Michael Portillo visits a station fit for royalty in Windsor and views an engineering triumph built by Brunel to span the Thames at Maidenhead.
• E7: Reading to Alton (2012-01-10) — Michael Portillo tastes a Victorian superfood in Alton and tries his hand at driving a steam train on the challenging Watercress Line.
• E8: Winchester to Isle of Wight (2012-01-11) — Michael Portillo experiences the magnificent Victorian organ at Winchester Cathedral and visits a 19th-century rail works still running in Eastleigh.
• E9: Brockenhurst to Poole (2012-01-12) — On the trail of a Victorian snake catcher, Michael visits the New Forest seeking out venomous adders, uncovers a secret library in Wimborne containing some very rare books, and vis
• E10: Wareham to Portland (2012-01-13) — Michael uncovers the amazing oil fields hidden underneath England's quiet seaside resorts, discovers the crucial role Weymouth played in the D-day landings, and heads to the cradle
• E11: Oxford to Pershore (2012-01-16) — Michael is lead to a special view of the city of Oxford by his 19th century guidebook, samples a Victorian navvies' brew made by steam power, and discovers a unique and colourful c
• E12: Hartlebury to Great Malvern (2012-01-17) — Michael Portillo visits the Worcestershire village of Hartlebury, which was once home to a bishop who captured Queen Victoria's attention, on the second leg of his journey from Oxf
• E13: Lydney to Newport (2012-01-18) — Michael discovers Britain's hidden micro-mines within the Forest of Dean, sees why the Victorians fell for the romantic ruins of Tintern Abbey and uncovers the railway engineering
• E14: Cardiff to Brecon (2012-01-19) — Michael discovers the Victorian coal heritage that turned Cardiff into the city it is today, explores the 19th-century reason why Barry Island isn't an island, and takes a steam ri
• E15: Port Talbot to Milford Haven (2012-01-20) — Michael explores the Victorian railway legacy behind the steel works of Port Talbot, follows the trail of 19th-century waterfall hunters in Neath, and uncovers the fascinating whal
• E16: Berwick-Upon-Tweed to Morpeth (2012-01-23) — Michael discovers the unique cross-border history of Berwick-Upon-Tweed, hears the unique story of the Pitman Painters of Ashington and sees first-hand the perils of working on the
• E17: Bardon Mill to Wigton (2012-01-24) — Michael gets his hands dirty following the example of Victorian archaeologists at Hadrian's Wall, discovers how the invention of the ticket machine made a big difference to 19th ce
• E18: Cockermouth to Eskdale (2012-01-25) — Michael drinks a Victorian brew drawn from the pure waters of Cockermouth, steps inside the hidden world of nuclear reprocessing at Sellafield, and travels into the wonders of a Ja
• E19: Kirkby-in-Furness to Lancaster (2012-01-26) — Michael finds out the secrets behind Kirkby's famous blue slate, submerges himself into a secret world of nuclear submarines in Barrow, and sees why the executions at Lancaster cas
• E20: Heysham to Snaefell (2012-01-27) — Michael sets sail from Heysham to the Isle of Man, where he discovers the horse trams of Douglas, the 19th century secrets of the giant Laxy Waterwheel, and the Victorian history o
• E21: Bray to Dublin (2012-01-30) — Today Michael observes the amazing engineering feat involved in building the railway along Dublin's treacherous East coast, explores 19th century crime and punishment in a Victoria
• E22: Enfield to Drogheda (2012-01-31) — Today Michael explores the extensive railway network within the Bog of Allen, discovers the Victorian secrets behind the amazing Boyne Viaduct, and travels underground, into the va
• E23: Dundalk to Portadown (2012-02-01) — Today Michael explores the Victorians' fascination with antiquity, by visiting the amazing Cromlech stones of Dundalk. He reaches for the stars at the Portadown Observatory and tra
• E24: Belfast to Whitehead (2012-02-02) — Today Michael explores the fascinating history of Belfast's Victorian docks, discovers the Irish spade making traditions untouched for over 150 years and takes a walk on the wild s
• E25: Ballymoney to Londonderry (2012-02-03) — Today Michael takes a white knuckle walk over the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, follows in the footsteps of the Victorians to experience the delights of the Giant's Causeway and expl

Series 4

• E1: High Wycombe to Stratford-upon-Avon (2013-01-07) — Michael Portillo embarks on another journey around the nation with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook to discover how the railways have affected people and wha
• E2: Birmingham to Stafford (2013-01-08) — Michael Portillo learns how the railways helped to make Birmingham the pen-making capital of the world, hears the chilling tale of one of 19th-century Britain's most notorious murd
• E3: Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford (2013-01-09) — Michael Portillo travels from Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford, Cheshire, finding out about one of the greatest locomotive factories in railway history along the way. He also discovers t
• E4: Dudley to Bridgnorth (2013-01-10) — Michael Portillo travels from Dudley in the West Midlands to Bridgnorth, Shropshire. He learns how Victorian blacksmithing was not for the faint-hearted, rides on one of Britain's
• E5: Welshpool to Aberystwyth (2013-01-11) — Michael Portillo travels from Welshpool, Powys, to Aberystwyth in Ceredigion. He experiences Victorian entertainment in one of Wales's best-loved resorts, hears how the railways to
• E6: Portsmouth to Gomshall (2013-01-14) — Michael Portillo embarks on the next stage of his journey in which he travels from the naval hub of Portsmouth to Grimsby docks. On the first leg, he helps feed the crew of Britain
• E7: Woking to Clapham Junction (2013-01-15) — Michael Portillo travels from Woking in Surrey to Clapham Junction in south London. Along the way he gets close to some precious Victorian botany at Kew Gardens, tries his hand at
• E8: London Victoria to Abbey Wood (2013-01-16) — Michael learns how volunteer Victorian firefighters liked a tipple, discovers that 19th-century sewage pumps were a marvel of design and puts in a shift at the oldest fish market i
• E9: London King's Cross to Peterborough (2013-01-17) — Michael Portillo discovers how derelict Victorian London is being rejuvenated. Furthermore he works in a shift at a Cambridgeshire brick factory and meets members of an immigrant c
• E10: Spalding to Grimsby (2013-01-18) — Michael learns about how Lincolnshire farmers utilised rails to improve their harvests, visiting the impressive cathedral in Lincoln and looking to the future of rail freight.
• E11: Stirling to Invergowrie (2013-01-21) — Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook, he travels the length and breadth of the British Isles to see what of Bradshaw's World
• E12: Dundee to Aberdeen (2013-01-22) — Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook, he travels the length and breadth of the British Isles to see what of Bradshaw's World
• E13: Dufftown to Aviemore (2013-01-23) — Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook, he travels the length and breadth of the British Isles to see what of Bradshaw's World
• E14: Inverness to Plockton (2013-01-24) — Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook. He travels the length and breadth of the British Isles to see what of Bradshaw's world
• E15: Invergordon to John O'Groats (2013-01-25) — Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook, he travels the length and breadth of the British Isles to see what of Bradshaw's World
• E16: London Paddington to Warminster (2013-01-28) — Michael gets to grips with the old grey matter at a Victorian asylum, gives an historic horse a facelift and makes malt the 19th century way.
• E17: Salisbury to Castle Cary (2013-01-29) — Michael visits a world famous tourist hotspot that's been captivating visitors since the Victorian era, takes to the air in Yeovil and tries his hand at cloth making, the 19th cent
• E18: Taunton to Minehead (2013-01-30) — Michael explores a church that moves in mysterious ways, finds out just what it takes to run a 19th century signal box and summons all his strength, to move a one hundred and ten t
• E19: Lynton and Lynmouth to Exeter (2013-01-31) — Michael gets up close to a piece of natural history, visits a garden used as a viewing platform for public hangings and experiences a timepiece like no other.
• E20: Exmouth to Newton Abbot (2013-02-01) — Michael takes to sea with the heroes of the RNLI, visits a stormy coastal railway and has a close personal encounter with his boyhood hero.
• E21: Killarney to Cobh (2013-02-04) — Michael Portillo takes to the tracks once again using his Bradshaw's 'Handbook for Tourists in Great Britain and Ireland' from the Victorian era. Portillo is on a railway journey t
• E22: Charleville to Waterford (2013-02-05) — Michael Portillo takes to the tracks once again using his Bradshaw's 'Handbook for Tourists in Great Britain and Ireland' from the Victorian era. Portillo is on a railway journey t
• E23: Kilkenny to Athy (2013-02-06) — Michael Portillo takes to the tracks once again using his Bradshaw's 'Handbook for Tourists in Great Britain and Ireland' from the Victorian era. Portillo is on a railway journey t
• E24: Newbridge to Roscrea (2013-02-07) — Michael Portillo takes to the tracks once again using his Bradshaw's 'Handbook for Tourists in Great Britain and Ireland' from the Victorian era. Portillo is on a railway journey t
• E25: Athlone to Galway (2013-02-08) — Michael Portillo takes to the tracks once again using his Bradshaw's 'Handbook for Tourists in Great Britain and Ireland' from the Victorian era. Portillo is on a railway journey t

Series 5

• E1: Manchester to Birkenhead (2014-01-06) — Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Manchester, birthplace of George Bradshaw, the publisher of his trusted guide, to Chesterfield, burial place of George Stephenson, th
• E2: Southport to Leyland (2014-01-07) — Michael Portillo continues his journey through the North West of England. He begins in the elegant Lancashire resort of Southport, where the railways brought thousands of visitors
• E3: Preston to Rochdale (2014-01-08) — Michael Portillo continues his journey through the North West of England. He celebrates Victorian trade with the Preston Guild then heads to Rochdale where he discovers a pioneerin
• E4: Haworth to Huddersfield (2014-01-09) — Michael Portillo begins this leg of his journey from Manchester to Chesterfield at the home of the three Bronte sisters in Worth Valley, Yorkshire. He then moves on to Oakworth whe
• E5: Honley to Chesterfield (2014-01-10) — On the last leg of his journey from a notorious slum in Manchester to the grandeur of a ducal seat in Derbyshire, Michael Portillo tunes in to the music of the mills and collieries
• E6: London Euston to Cheddington (2014-01-13) — On the last leg of his journey from a notorious slum in Manchester to the grandeur of a ducal seat in Derbyshire, Michael Portillo tunes in to the music of the mills and collieries
• E7: Bletchley to Newport Pagnell (2014-01-14) — Michael Portillo continues his journey north on Robert Stephenson's first inter-city railway line from the capital. Along the line at Bletchley he meets one of the Second World War
• E8: Northampton to Nuneaton (2014-01-15) — Steered by his Bradshaw's Michael Portillo heads north on his journey from London to Leeds, stopping in Northampton, the land of shoemakers, where Victorian 'clickers' have been ma
• E9: Leicester to Loughborough (2014-01-16) — Guided by his Victorian Bradshaw's Michael Portillo continues his journey north along Robert Stephenson's London to Birmingham line. He begins this leg in Leicester, where he picks
• E10: Nottingham to Leeds (2014-01-17) — On the final leg of his journey along the first inter-city line to be built from the capital, Michael Portillo rediscovers a once-famous poet in Nottingham. In Mansfield he travels
• E11: Southampton to Basingstoke (2014-01-20) — Assisted by his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Southampton to Wolverhampton.

  On this first leg, he learns to set the table aboard the luxury line

• E12: Winchfield to Crowthorne (2014-01-21) — Michael Portillo's journey continues in a military vein, as he views the Duke of Wellington's funeral carriage and visits the army camp at Aldershot.
• E13: Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon (2014-01-22) — On the third leg of his journey, Michael Portillo learns how demand from rail commuters fuelled the development of the modern printing press.
• E14: Chippenham to Gloucester (2014-01-23) — Michael Portillo continues his journey from Southampton to Wolverhampton beginning today in Chippenham, where at Lacock Abbey he discovers how the world's first photographic negati
• E15: Cheltenham to Wolverhampton (2014-01-24) — On the final leg of his journey from Southampton to Wolverhampton, Michael's first destination is the elegant spa town of Cheltenham, where he discovers a very early locomotive car
• E16: Norwich to Brandon (2014-01-27) — Guided by his 19th century Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Norwich to Chichester. On this first leg he explores Norwich's medieval heart. In the ci
• E17: Ipswich to Chelmsford (2014-01-28) — Guided by his 19th century Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Norwich to Chichester. On this first leg he explores Norwich's medieval heart. In the ci
• E18: Ilford to Rochester (2014-01-29) — Steered by his Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo heads along the Essex bank of the Thames before crossing the river into the Garden of England, Kent. He begins this leg at Barkingside,
• E19: Faversham to Dorking (2014-01-30) — Michael Portillo continues his journey from Norwich to Chichester beginning in Faversham in Kent, at one of the country's oldest surviving breweries, Shepherd Neame. Michael discov
• E20: Brighton to Chichester (2014-01-31) — On the final leg of his journey between the cathedral cities of Norwich and Chichester, Michael Portillo discovers the history behind the extraordinary Pavilion at Brighton and lea

Series 6

• E1: Ayr to Stewarton (2015-01-05) — Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey through southern Scotland from west to east. From Ayr, he admires the granite island of Ailsa Craig before getting to grips with the ancie
• E2: Greenock to Larkhall (2015-01-06) — Armed with his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey through southern Scotland. He celebrates Victorian iron and steel in Motherwell and admires one of its crown
• E3: Motherwell to Linlithgow (2015-01-07) — Armed with his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey through southern Scotland. He celebrates Victorian iron and steel in Motherwell and admires one of its crown
• E4: Stirling to Pitlochry (2015-01-08) — Steered by his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo begins this leg of his journey in Stirling, where he visits the scene of a bloody battle at Bannockburn. Following in the footstep
• E5: St Andrew's to Edinburgh (2015-01-09) — On the last leg of his journey across Scotland from west to east, Michael Portillo pays homage to the birthplace of golf at St Andrews. He visits a factory where they make traditio
• E6: Amersham to Regent's Park (2015-01-12) — Michael Portillo embarks on a series of journeys through London.

  He travels on the capital's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Line, from Amersham, where he discovers th

• E7: Deptford to West Silverton (2015-01-13) — Michael Portillo is invited aboard the construction locomotive for Crossrail to travel under the Thames and to meet Mary, on whom the project depends. He travels on the capital's f
• E8: Stratford to London Victoria (2015-01-14) — Guided by his Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo takes the high-speed line to Stratford to explore the legacy of the Olympic Park. He hears how an Indian lawyer, who learnt his trade in
• E9: Covent Garden to Soho (2015-01-15) — Guided by his Victorian Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo explores London's theatreland and discovers how 19th-century engineering made for spectacular theatricals. At Charing Cro
• E10: High Street Kensington to London Bridge (2015-01-16) — On the last of his journeys in the capital, Michael Portillo explores Albertopolis and reaches dizzying heights inside a Victorian landmark. He meets some of Battersea's most famou
• E11: Derby to Grantham (2015-01-19) — Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey following his Bradshaw's handbook from the heart of the industrial east Midlands to the north eastern island of Lindisfarne. On this leg,
• E12: Boston to Hensall (2015-01-20) — Armed with his Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo continues his journey from Derby to Lindisfarne. Beginning in Boston in the flatlands of Lincolnshire, Michael explores the connection b
• E13: Hessle to York (2015-01-21) — Steered by his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey from the heart of the east Midlands to Northumberland's Holy Island. He begins in Hessle, on the north bank
• E14: Middlesbrough to Hexham (2015-01-22) — Following his Bradshaw's Handbook, Michael Portillo begins this leg of his journey from Derby to Lindisfarne in the Victorian ironopolis of Middlesbrough. He visits one of the last
• E15: Newcastle to Lindisfarne (2015-01-23) — Michael Portillo journeys from Newcastle up the north east coast to Lindisfarne. He finds out about the world's earliest swing bridge and its inventor, Newcastle engineer Sir Willi
• E16: Pembroke Dock to Swansea (2015-01-26) — Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from west Wales to East Anglia. Beginning at Pembroke Dock, Michael visits the dockyard where Queen Victoria's royal yachts were built. He
• E17: Swansea to Hereford (2015-01-27) — Michael Portillo continues his journey from Pembroke Dock to Cambridge. On this leg, he begins in the ruinous gardens at Aberglasney in Llandeilo before riding shotgun in the drive
• E18: Abergavenny to Hanborough (2015-01-28) — Michael Portillo makes his way from west Wales across Britain to Cambridge. On this leg, he begins underground at Big Pit coal mine in Blaenavon, where he learns how Victorians toi
• E19: Oxford to Luton (2015-01-29) — Michael continues his journey from Pembroke Dock to Cambridge. Beginning in the heart of academia in Oxford, Michael visits the Bodleian – the university's research library – to se
• E20: Oakham to Cambridge (2015-01-30) — On the final leg of his journey from west Wales to East Anglia, Michael Portillo begins in Oakham, where he learns of a noble tradition dating back to the Middle Ages. Following in

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Great British Railway Journeys have? 16 season(s) with 290 episodes.

Where can I watch Great British Railway Journeys? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.