S6 E9 ∙ London'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.
All episodes for series 6 of Great British Railway Journeys
S6 E1 · Ayr to Stewarton
Michael Portillo embarks on the first leg of a journey through southern Scotland.
S6 E2 · Greenock to Larkhall
Michael Portillo learns how to make sourdough in a bakery in Strathaven.
S6 E3 · Motherwell to Linlithgow
Michael Portillo learns the origins of one of Scotland's best-selling soft drinks.
S6 E4 · Stirling to Pitlochry
Michael Portillo visits the scene of the Battle of Bannockburn.
S6 E5 · St Andrews to Edinburgh
Michael Portillo pays homage to the birthplace of golf.
S6 E6 · Amersham to Regent's Park
Michael Portillo embarks on the first leg of journeys through London and its environs.
S6 E7 · Deptford to West Silvertown
Michael Portillo visits the tea clipper Cutty Sark in Greenwich.
S6 E8 · Stratford to London Victoria
Michael Portillo explores the legacy of the Olympic Park in Stratford.
S6 E9 · London's West End
Michael Portillo learns how diseases were rife in Victorian London on a visit to Soho.
S6 E10 · High Street Kensington to London Bridge
Michael Portillo embarks on his final journey in London, ending at London Bridge.
S6 E11 · Derby to Grantham
Michael Portillo begins the first leg of a journey from Derby to Lindisfarne.
S6 E12 · Boston to Hensall
Michael Portillo discovers the origins of a favourite Victorian apple.
S6 E13 · Hessle to York
Michael Portillo learns about the technology that made the Humber Bridge possible.
S6 E14 · Middlesbrough to Hexham
Michael Portillo learns about eighth-century monk the Venerable Bede.
S6 E15 · Newcastle to Lindisfarne
Michael Portillo learns how Christianity spread across northern England in the 7th century.
S6 E16 · Pembroke Dock to Swansea
Michael Portillo begins the first leg of a journey from south-west Wales to Cambridge.
S6 E17 · Swansea to Hereford
Michael Portillo visits a traditional cider house in Hereford.
S6 E18 · Abergavenny to Hanborough
Michael Portillo visits Big Pit coal mine in Blaenavon.
S6 E19 · Oxford to Luton
Michael Portillo visits Oxford University's Bodleian library.
S6 E20 · Oakham to Cambridge
Michael Portillo finds out why Stamford is a popular location for period dramas.
