All episodes for series 2 of Great British Railway Journeys

S2 E1 · Brighton to Crystal Palace

Michael finds out about Brighton's aquarium and discovers the Crystal Palace's wonders.

S2 E2 · Waterloo to Canary Wharf

Michael Portillo explores the changing fortunes of London's docks.

S2 E3 · Enfield to Cambridge

Michael Portillo discovers how the trains transformed Newmarket's races.

S2 E4 · Ely to King's Lynn

Michael goes fishing with the last eel trapper on the Fens at Ely.

S2 E5 · Dereham to Cromer

Michael gets a rare chance to drive a heritage diesel train and samples some Cromer crab.

S2 E6 · Ledbury to Shrewsbury

Michael Portillo visits the world's first iron-framed building in Shrewsbury.

S2 E7 · Telford to Wrexham

Michael explores historic Chirk Castle and has a go at making traditional Cheshire cheese.

S2 E8 · Chester to Conwy

Michael Portillo visits Chester's Roman remains and goes mussel fishing in north Wales.

S2 E9 · Llanwrst to Porthmadog

Michael Portillo visits the Victorian slate capital of Blaenau Ffestiniog.

S2 E10 · Llanberis to Holyhead

Michael Portillo takes the train to the top of Wales's highest peak, Mount Snowdon.

S2 E11 · Newcastle to Chester-le-Street

Michael Portillo visits the first locomotive factory in the world.

S2 E12 · Durham to Grosmont

Michael Portillo visits the historic Durham Cathedral and takes a Dracula tour in Whitby.

S2 E13 · York to Saltaire

Michael Portillo takes a Turkish bath in the famous spa town of Harrogate.

S2 E14 · Batley to Sheffield

Michael Portillo finds out about shoddy, a successful 19th-century recycling industry.

S2 E15 · Langley Mill to Melton Mowbray

Michael finds out how trains transformed the traditional British sport of fox hunting.

S2 E16 · London Bridge to Chatham

Michael Portillo takes a walk through the world's first underwater tunnel at Rotherhithe.

S2 E17 · Aylesford to Tunbridge Wells

Michael Portillo discovers how the railways turned cricket into a national sport.

S2 E18 · Canterbury to Margate

Michael goes whelk fishing in Whitstable.

S2 E19 · Sandwich to Folkestone

Michael discovers how the Victorians initiated the building of the Channel Tunnel.

S2 E20 · Hythe to Hastings

Michael explores Kent's sparkling wine industry.

S2 E21 · Ayr to Paisley

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

S2 E22 · Dumbarton to Tyndrum

Michael Portillo explores the Dumbarton shipyards that built the Cutty Sark.

S2 E23 · Oban to Corrour

Michael Portillo discovers how trains spread the word about Oban whisky.

S2 E24 · Roybridge to Glenfinnan

Michael travels up the west coast of Scotland and looks at the parallel roads of Glenroy.

S2 E25 · Lochailort to Skye

Michael discovers how the railways helped train commandos at Lochailort in World War II.