S3 E15 ∙ Port Talbot to Milford Haven ∙
Armed with George Bradshaw's seminal Victorian Railway Guidebook, Michael Portillo explores the 19th-century railway legacy en route to Pembrokeshire.
All episodes for series 3 of Great British Railway Journeys
S3 E1 · Great Yarmouth to Beccles
Michael Portillo discovers the grave robbing history of Great Yarmouth.
S3 E2 · Darsham to Felixstowe
Michael Portillo follows the route of the Great Eastern Line to the lost city of Dunwich.
S3 E3 · Sudbury to Southend
Michael Portillo takes a rail tour of Victorian freak show hot spots.
S3 E4 · Epping to Hackney
Michael Portillo uncovers the gruesome details of the first murder on a train.
S3 E5 · Fenchurch to Embankment
Michael Portillo rides a secret miniature railway hidden beneath London's streets.
S3 E6 · Windsor to Didcot
Michael Portillo visits a station fit for royalty in Windsor.
S3 E7 · Reading to Alton
Michael Portillo tries driving a steam train on the challenging Watercress Line.
S3 E8 · Winchester to Isle of Wight
Michael Portillo visits a 19th-century rail works still running in Eastleigh.
S3 E9 · Brockenhurst to Poole
Michael Portillo uncovers a secret library in Wimborne containing some very rare books.
S3 E10 · Wareham to Portland
Michael Portillo uncovers the oil fields hidden underneath England's seaside resorts.
S3 E11 · Oxford to Pershore
Michael Portillo is led to a special view of Oxford by his 19th-century guidebook.
S3 E12 · Hartlebury to Great Malvern
Michael Portillo visits the home in Hartlebury of Queen Victoria's favourite bishop.
S3 E13 · Lydney to Newport
Michael Portillo discovers Britain's hidden micro-mines within the Forest of Dean.
S3 E14 · Cardiff to Brecon
Michael Portillo discovers the Victorian coal heritage of Cardiff.
S3 E15 · Port Talbot to Milford Haven
Michael Portillo explores the Victorian railway legacy behind Port Talbot steel works.
S3 E16 · Berwick-upon-Tweed to Morpeth
Michael Portillo discovers the unique cross-border history of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
S3 E17 · Bardon Mill to Wigton
Michael Portillo sees how the Victorian railways first fuelled invention in Wigton.
S3 E18 · Cockermouth to Eskdale
Michael Portillo drinks a Victorian brew drawn from the pure waters of Cockermouth.
S3 E19 · Kirkby-in-Furness to Lancaster
Michael Portillo finds out the secrets behind Kirkby's famous blue slate.
S3 E20 · Heysham to Sneafell
Michael Portillo sets sail from Heysham to the Isle of Man.
S3 E21 · Bray to Dublin
Michael Portillo explores a Victorian jail and finds out about the lions of Dublin Zoo.
S3 E22 · Enfield to Drogheda
Michael Portillo discovers the secrets behind the Boyne Viaduct.
S3 E23 · Dundalk to Portadown
Michael Portillo visits the amazing Cromlech stones of Dundalk.
S3 E24 · Belfast to Whitehead
Michael Portillo explores the fascinating history of Belfast's Victorian docks.
S3 E25 · Ballymoney to Londonderry
Michael Portillo takes a white knuckle walk over the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge.
