Great British Railway Journeys

  

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Great British Railway Journeys6/20. Michael Portillo begins a railway tour of the spectacular border counties of Cumbria and Dumfriesshire, starting in the stunning Lake District National Park. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Wed, Jul 16, 12:55 amBBC TWO30 mins

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Great British Railway Journeys5/20. Michael Portillo's railway tour of the green and pleasant landscape between the North and South Downs, known as the Weald, nears its conclusion. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Wed, Jul 9, 1:20 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys4/20. 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. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Wed, Jul 2, 2:35 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys3/20. 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. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Wed, Jun 25, 3:20 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys1/20. 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. Also in HD. [S,SL]Fri, Jun 13, 12:25 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys7/15. At the home of Scottish football, Glasgow's Hampden Park stadium, Michael admires the oldest football trophy in the world and hears how the 'passing game' was born there. Also in HD. [S,AD]Tue, Sept 17, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys2/15. Michael joins Navy Wings pilots for a close formation flight over RNAS Yeovilton. Also in HD. [S,AD]Tue, Sept 10, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys1/15. Michael Portillo embarks on a postwar exploration of Britain's southern counties. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Sept 9, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys15/15. Michael visits the fairy-tale castle of Eastnor at the foot of the Malvern Hills. Also in HD. [S,AD]Fri, Sept 6, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys14/15. Michael finds out about the impact of a famous Enoch Powell speech across the nation. Also in HD. [S,AD]Thu, Sept 5, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys13/15. Michael Portillo's railway journey reaches the heart of the Warwickshire countryside. Also in HD. [S,AD]Wed, Sept 4, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys12/15. In Coventry, Michael recalls the destruction of the city's Gothic cathedral. Also in HD. [S,AD]Tue, Sept 3, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys11/15. Michael Portillo explores the postwar Britain of his youth on a railway journey from the Midlands to the West Country, beginning in the city of Derby. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Sept 2, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys10/15. Michael Portillo completes his railway journey through the east of England during the post-war period, heading from RAF Lakenheath to the city of Cambridge. Also in HD. [S,AD]Fri, Aug 30, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys9/15. Michael Portillo continues his rail exploration of the east of England. Also in HD. [S,AD]Thu, Aug 29, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys8/15. Michael Portillo ventures deep underground onto London's newest railway: the Elizabeth Line. He travels across London before transferring to the Epping Ongar Heritage Railway. Also in HD. [S,AD]Wed, Aug 28, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys7/15. Michael Portillo continues his railway exploration of the post-war Britain of his youth on a journey from London to Cambridge, starting at South Bank. Also in HD. [S,AD]Tue, Aug 27, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys6/15. Michael Portillo travels through the Britain of his youth from London's Docklands and East End to the 'city within a city', the Barbican. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Aug 26, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys5/15. Michael Portillo continues his postwar exploration of north west England in Bradford, Shipley and Hebden Bridge. Also in HD. [S,AD]Fri, Aug 23, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys4/15. Starting in Wakefield, Michael visits the National Coal Mining Museum for England. Also in HD. [S,AD]Thu, Aug 22, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys3/15. Greater Manchester's Metrolink tram delivers Michael to the former cotton town of Oldham. He heads across to Wakefield and the striking postwar sculptures of Barbara Hepworth. Also in HD. [S,AD]Wed, Aug 21, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys2/15. Michael celebrates new beginnings for the nation in the years after the Second World War. Also in HD. [S,AD]Tue, Aug 20, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys1/15. Michael Portillo strikes out to explore the Britain of his youth, starting in Preston. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Aug 19, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys15/15. Michael Portillo confronts a detachment of Gurkhas, produces a fine heritage cheese and discovers a monster cracker that is key to making plastic. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Fri, Jul 5, 8:20 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys13/15. Michael Portillo's postwar journey from Merseyside to Teesside resumes at Brayford Pool in Lincoln, where England's oldest canal, the Fossdyke, meets the city of Lincoln. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Mon, Jun 24, 2:40 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys12/15. Michael Portillo reaches the jet age in the Derby suburb of Peartree, where he tours the engineering colossus Rolls-Royce. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Wed, Jun 19, 8:30 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys11/15. Michael Portillo twists and shouts through postwar Liverpool. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Tue, Jun 18, 2:30 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys10/15. Michael's rail journey through postwar Scotland takes him over the River Tay to Dundee on the trail of Joseph McKenzie, the father of modern Scottish photography. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Wed, Jun 12, 8:30 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys9/15. In the former miner village of Newtongrange, Michael meets the son of 'Red' Mick McGahey. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Tue, Jun 11, 3:05 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys8/15. Michael Portillo continues his postwar Scottish railway adventure, this time from Glasgow to the capital, Edinburgh. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Fri, Jun 7, 1:05 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys7/15. At the home of Scottish football, Glasgow's Hampden Park stadium, Michael admires the oldest football trophy in the world and hears how the 'passing game' was born there. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Wed, Jun 5, 1:50 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys6/15. Michael Portillo boards the West Highland Line to begin a railway journey across Scotland's central belt, from the Arrochar Alps to the Loch of the Lowes. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Thu, May 30, 8:30 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys5/15. Michael goes on a tour around Heathrow Airport, taking an eerie walk around the mothballed Terminal 1 building and ending up atop the iconic 87.5 metre control tower. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Wed, May 29, 2:05 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys4/15. Michael Portillo reaches Havant, where the Scalextric factory was located, and Haslemere, the surprise birthplace of a musical phenomenon - the plastic recorder. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Sat, May 25, 2:05 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys3/15. Michael Portillo reaches England's south coast to continue his exploration of postwar Britain, beginning on the steam-powered Swanage Railway in Dorset. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Tue, May 21, 2:10 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys2/15. Michael joins Navy Wings pilots for a close formation flight over RNAS Yeovilton. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Fri, May 17, 2:50 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys1/15. Michael Portillo embarks on a postwar exploration of Britain's southern counties. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Mon, May 13, 2:45 amBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys14/15. Michael Portillo is in York, a paradise for rail enthusiasts. Also in HD. [S,AD]Thu, Apr 4, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys13/15. Michael Portillo's postwar journey from Merseyside to Teesside resumes at Brayford Pool in Lincoln, where England's oldest canal, the Fossdyke, meets the city of Lincoln. Also in HD. [S,AD]Wed, Apr 3, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys12/15. Michael Portillo reaches the jet age in the Derby suburb of Peartree, where he tours the engineering colossus Rolls-Royce. Also in HD. [S,AD]Tue, Apr 2, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys11/15. Michael Portillo twists and shouts through postwar Liverpool. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Apr 1, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys10/15. Michael's rail journey through postwar Scotland takes him over the River Tay to Dundee on the trail of Joseph McKenzie, the father of modern Scottish photography. Also in HD. [S,AD]Fri, Mar 29, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys9/15. At the former Midlothian mining village of Newtongrange, Michael meets the son of a miner whose name loomed large in the disputes of the 1970s and 1980s, 'Red' Mick McGahey. Also in HD. [S,AD]Thu, Mar 28, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys8/15. Michael Portillo continues his postwar Scottish railway adventure, this time from Glasgow to the capital, Edinburgh. Also in HD. [S,AD]Wed, Mar 27, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys7/15. At the home of Scottish football, Glasgow's Hampden Park stadium, Michael admires the oldest football trophy in the world and hears how the 'passing game' was born there. Also in HD. [S,AD]Tue, Mar 26, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys6/15. Michael Portillo boards the West Highland Line to begin a railway journey across Scotland's central belt, from the Arrochar Alps to the Loch of the Lowes. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Mar 25, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys5/15. Michael goes on a tour around Heathrow Airport, taking an eerie walk around the mothballed Terminal 1 building and ending up atop the iconic 87.5 metre control tower. Also in HD. [S,AD]Fri, Mar 22, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys4/15. Michael Portillo reaches Havant, where the Scalextric factory was located, and Haslemere, the surprise birthplace of a musical phenomenon - the plastic recorder. Also in HD. [S,AD]Thu, Mar 21, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys3/15. Michael Portillo reaches England's south coast to continue his exploration of postwar Britain, beginning on the steam-powered Swanage Railway in Dorset. Also in HD. [S,AD]Wed, Mar 20, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys2/15. Michael joins Navy Wings pilots for a close formation flight over RNAS Yeovilton. Also in HD. [S,AD]Tue, Mar 19, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys1/15. Michael Portillo embarks on a postwar exploration of Britain's southern counties. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Mar 18, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins