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Great British Railway Journeys1/15. Michael Portillo strikes out on another series of railway journeys, starting with a tour of the Home Counties and beyond in the city of dreaming spires, Oxford. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, May 12, 7:00 pmBBC FOUR30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys1/15. Michael Portillo strikes out on another series of railway journeys, starting with a tour of the Home Counties and beyond in the city of dreaming spires, Oxford. Also in HD. [S,AD]Tue, May 13, 12:15 amBBC FOUR30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys2/15. Michael Portillo continues his travels at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire. Also in HD. [S,AD]Tue, May 13, 7:00 pmBBC FOUR30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys2/15. Michael Portillo continues his travels at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire. Also in HD. [S,AD]Wed, May 14, 12:45 amBBC FOUR30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys3/15. Michael Portillo heads for leafy Hatch End, where he investigates an illustrator whose work was so popular in the 1920s and 30s that his name entered the English dictionary. Also in HD. [S,AD]Wed, May 14, 7:00 pmBBC FOUR30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys3/15. Michael Portillo heads for leafy Hatch End, where he investigates an illustrator whose work was so popular in the 1920s and 30s that his name entered the English dictionary. Also in HD. [S,AD]Thu, May 15, 1:35 amBBC FOUR30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys4/15. Michael Portillo resumes his tour of the Home Counties in the picturesque and historic county town of Guildford. Also in HD. [S,AD]Thu, May 15, 7:00 pmBBC FOUR30 mins
Great British Railway Journeys4/15. Michael Portillo resumes his tour of the Home Counties in the picturesque and historic county town of Guildford. Also in HD. [S,AD]Fri, May 16, 1:00 amBBC FOUR30 mins

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Great British Railway JourneysPotters Bar to Cardington: Michael Portillo's travels resume in leafy Hertfordshire, where he attempts a canoe slalom course, and visits the estate of author Barbara Cartland. [S]Wed, Jul 17, 12:30 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysColchester to Chadwell Heath: Michael Portillo continues through East Anglia, where he discovers the Essex origins of the BBC and joins the Women's Land Army to pick damsons at Tiptree. [S]Wed, Jul 17, 12:00 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysSaxmundham to Dedham: Michael Portillo explores East Anglia between the wars, beginning at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, where archaeologists discovered a 27-metre-long Anglo-Saxon ship in 1939. [S]Tue, Jul 16, 12:30 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysFarnborough to Winchester: Michael Portillo heads for Farnborough, Hampshire, famous today for its airshow and home to what was then the Royal Aircraft Establishment. [S]Tue, Jul 16, 12:00 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysNewhaven to Worthing: Michael Portillo travels from Newhaven to Worthing, examining the nation's hidden defences and finding a novel way to pick tomatoes. [S]Sun, Jul 14, 2:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysPembroke Dock to Swansea: 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. [S]Sun, Jul 14, 2:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysNewcastle to Lindisfarne: Michael Portillo travels from Newcastle to Lindisfarne, exploring the lime kilns, and learns how Christianity spread across northern England in the 7th century. [S]Sun, Jul 14, 1:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysMiddlesbrough to Hexham: 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. [S]Sun, Jul 14, 1:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysHessle to York: Michael Portillo travels from Hessle in East Yorkshire to York, along the way learning about the technology that made the Humber Bridge possible. [S]Sun, Jul 14, 12:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysBoston to Hensall: 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. [S]Sun, Jul 14, 12:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysGuildford to Aldershot: Michael Portillo resumes his tour of the Home Counties in the historic town of Guildford. Eventually he crosses into Hampshire to reach Aldershot. [S]Sat, Jul 13, 12:30 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysWest Ruislip to Windsor: Michael Portillo travels to leafy Hatch End in north-west London, where he meets the great-nephew of the famous illustrator William Heath Robinson. [S]Sat, Jul 13, 12:00 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysStoke Mandeville to Beaconsfield: Michael Portillo continues his travels through England's Home Counties at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, before making his way to Beaconsfield. [S]Fri, Jul 12, 12:30 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysOxford to Abingdon: Michael Portillo sets out on another railway adventure as he explores Britain between the world wars, beginning a tour of the Home Counties and beyond in Oxford. [S]Fri, Jul 12, 12:00 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysAttleborough to Skegness: Michael Portillo begins the last leg of his rail journey through 1930s Britain in Norfolk at the headquarters of an international horse welfare organisation. [S]Thu, Jul 11, 12:30 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysSaxmundham to Norwich: Michael Portillo's journey takes him to the Snape Maltings music and arts venue, the Norfolk seaside resort of Great Yarmouth and the city of Norwich. [S]Thu, Jul 11, 12:00 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysWitham to Felixstowe: Michael Portillo's railway journey from Canterbury to Skegness reaches Witham in Essex. He visits the factory of the world's oldest supplier of metal-framed windows. [S]Wed, Jul 10, 12:30 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysLimehouse to Rochford: Michael Portillo explores the east of England en route to Lincolnshire. He learns how the Crossrail project is helping to conserve birds. [S]Wed, Jul 10, 12:00 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysCanterbury to Alexandra Palace: Michael Portillo explores the east of England in the inter-war period, his journey beginning in Canterbury and ending at Alexandra Palace in London. [S]Tue, Jul 9, 12:30 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysTaunton to Salisbury Plain: In Bath, Michael visits the ex-home of a refugee emperor, whose country was invaded by the Italian dictator Mussolini. [S]Tue, Jul 9, 12:00 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysCanterbury to Alexandra Palace: Michael Portillo explores the east of England in the inter-war period, his journey beginning in Canterbury and ending at Alexandra Palace in London. [S]Mon, Jul 8, 12:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysTaunton to Salisbury Plain: In Bath, Michael visits the ex-home of a refugee emperor, whose country was invaded by the Italian dictator Mussolini. [S]Mon, Jul 8, 12:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysDerby to Grantham: Michael Portillo begins a journey from Derby to Lindisfarne, learning about a high-street chemist's origins and visiting a former grocer's shop in Grantham. [S]Sun, Jul 7, 2:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysHigh Street Kensington to London Bridge: Michael Portillo embarks on his final journey in London, learning about the darker side of Vauxhall's flower market in the Victorian era. [S]Sun, Jul 7, 2:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysLondon's West End: Michael Portillo heads to the West End as he explores 19th-century engineering used in theatres and learns how diseases were rife in Victorian London on a visit to Soho. [S]Sun, Jul 7, 1:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysStratford to London Victoria: Michael Portillo explores the legacy of the Olympic Park in Stratford, and learns about the big makeover currently under way at Victoria underground station. [S]Sun, Jul 7, 1:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysDeptford to West Silvertown: Michael Portillo travels on London's first railway and admires the brick viaduct on which it was built, before visiting the tea clipper Cutty Sark in Greenwich. [S]Sun, Jul 7, 12:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysAmersham to Regent's Park: Michael Portillo embarks on the first leg of a series of journeys through London and its environs, discovering the foundations of modern-day suburbia. [S]Sun, Jul 7, 12:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysPaignton to Tiverton: Michael Portillo arrives in Paignton, where the Dartmouth Steam Railway takes him to the home of Agatha Christie, in the company of her great-grandson. [S]Sat, Jul 6, 12:30 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysBodmin to Totnes: Michael Portillo reaches Bodmin en route to Totnes, as he explores the West Country from St Ives to Salisbury Plain, learning more about Daphne du Maurier on the way. [S]Sat, Jul 6, 12:00 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysPaignton to Tiverton: Michael Portillo arrives in Paignton, where the Dartmouth Steam Railway takes him to the home of Agatha Christie, in the company of her great-grandson. [S]Fri, Jul 5, 12:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysBodmin to Totnes: Michael Portillo reaches Bodmin en route to Totnes, as he explores the West Country from St Ives to Salisbury Plain, learning more about Daphne du Maurier on the way. [S]Fri, Jul 5, 12:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysTruro to St Mawgan: Michael Portillo visits Cornwall's county town, Truro, heading to the historic estate of Trewithen, whose gardens were stocked from China by plant hunters. [S]Fri, Jul 5, 12:30 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysSt Ives to St Day: Michael Portillo explores the West Country between the wars, setting off from the Cornish seaside resort of St Ives and ending in the former mining village of St Day. [S]Fri, Jul 5, 12:00 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysTruro to St Mawgan: Michael Portillo visits Cornwall's county town, Truro, heading to the historic estate of Trewithen, whose gardens were stocked from China by plant hunters. [S]Thu, Jul 4, 12:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysSt Ives to St Day: Michael Portillo explores the West Country between the wars, setting off from the Cornish seaside resort of St Ives and ending in the former mining village of St Day. [S]Thu, Jul 4, 12:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysElgin to Loch Ness: Michael Portillo visits Lossiemouth and Inverness. His journey ends at Loch Ness, where he joins a Deep Scan research team searching for the elusive monster. [S]Thu, Jul 4, 12:30 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysDundee to Aberdeen: Michael Portillo travels from Dundee to Aberdeen, stopping off at Glamis Castle, where the Queen Mother grew up, and making an excursion into the Eastern Highlands. [S]Thu, Jul 4, 12:00 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysElgin to Loch Ness: Michael Portillo visits Lossiemouth and Inverness. His journey ends at Loch Ness, where he joins a Deep Scan research team searching for the elusive monster. [S]Wed, Jul 3, 12:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysDundee to Aberdeen: Michael Portillo travels from Dundee to Aberdeen, stopping off at Glamis Castle, where the Queen Mother grew up, and making an excursion into the Eastern Highlands. [S]Wed, Jul 3, 12:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysFalkirk to Dundee: Michael Portillo reaches the Westerglen Transmitting Station in Falkirk, before visiting Gleneagles and Berry Town on route to the city of Dundee. [S]Wed, Jul 3, 12:30 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysKielder Forest to Edinburgh: Michael Portillo is in Northumbria, discovering what lay behind a national initiative to plant one of the largest manmade woodlands in Europe. [S]Wed, Jul 3, 12:00 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysFalkirk to Dundee: Michael Portillo reaches the Westerglen Transmitting Station in Falkirk, before visiting Gleneagles and Berry Town on route to the city of Dundee. [S]Tue, Jul 2, 12:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysKielder Forest to Edinburgh: Michael Portillo is in Northumbria, discovering what lay behind a national initiative to plant one of the largest manmade woodlands in Europe. [S]Tue, Jul 2, 12:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysNewcastle to County Durham: Beginning in Jarrow, Michael uncovers the desperation which led 200 men to march 300miles to Westminster in order to petition the Government for work. [S]Tue, Jul 2, 12:30 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysEast Malling to Rye: Michael Portillo travels from Warwick to Rye in East Sussex. En route he discovers how the Edwardians' attitude towards cultivation bears fruit even now. [S]Tue, Jul 2, 12:00 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysNewcastle to County Durham: Beginning in Jarrow, Michael uncovers the desperation which led 200 men to march 300miles to Westminster in order to petition the Government for work. [S]Mon, Jul 1, 12:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysEast Malling to Rye: Michael Portillo travels from Warwick to Rye in East Sussex. En route he discovers how the Edwardians' attitude towards cultivation bears fruit even now. [S]Mon, Jul 1, 12:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysPiccadilly Circus to Gravesend: Michael Portillo journeys from Piccadilly Circus to Gravesend, visiting an exotic West End store that was popular among Victorian women. [S]Sat, Jun 29, 12:30 amYesterday30 mins
Great British Railway JourneysEaling Broadway to South Kensington: Michael Portillo reaches the capital on his rail journey. In Ealing, he is transformed for the silver screen by expert hair and make-up. [S]Sat, Jun 29, 12:00 amYesterday30 mins