Great British Railway Journeys
8 Series ∙ 130 Episodes ∙ Travel
Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country by train.
Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country by train.
Michael Portillo embarks on the first leg of a journey through southern Scotland.
Michael Portillo learns how to make sourdough in a bakery in Strathaven.
Michael Portillo learns the origins of one of Scotland's best-selling soft drinks.
Michael Portillo visits the scene of the Battle of Bannockburn.
Michael Portillo pays homage to the birthplace of golf.
Michael Portillo embarks on the first leg of journeys through London and its environs.
Michael Portillo visits the tea clipper Cutty Sark in Greenwich.
Michael Portillo explores the legacy of the Olympic Park in Stratford.
Michael Portillo learns how diseases were rife in Victorian London on a visit to Soho.
Michael Portillo embarks on his final journey in London, ending at London Bridge.
Michael Portillo begins the first leg of a journey from Derby to Lindisfarne.
Michael Portillo discovers the origins of a favourite Victorian apple.
Michael Portillo learns about the technology that made the Humber Bridge possible.
Michael Portillo learns about eighth-century monk the Venerable Bede.
Michael Portillo learns how Christianity spread across northern England in the 7th century.
Michael Portillo begins the first leg of a journey from south-west Wales to Cambridge.
Michael Portillo visits a traditional cider house in Hereford.
Michael Portillo visits Big Pit coal mine in Blaenavon.
Michael Portillo visits Oxford University's Bodleian library.
Michael Portillo finds out why Stamford is a popular location for period dramas.
