Great British Railway Journeys

S7 E10 ∙ Plymouth to Porthcurno ∙ 30 min

Crossing into Cornwall, Michael Portillo learns about the last bridge to be built by renowned engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

S7 E1 · Carlisle to Penrith

Michael Portillo sets off on the first leg of a journey through north-west England.

S7 E2 · Windermere to Carnforth

Michael Portillo learns about the legacy of author Beatrix Potter.

S7 E3 · Preston to Swinton

Michael Portillo twists his tongue around the Lancashire dialect.

S7 E4 · St Helens to Knutsford

Michael Portillo learns how Victorian building techniques have evolved.

S7 E5 · Ashley to Alton Towers

Michael Portillo finds the end of the Silk Route and tries his hand at screen printing.

S7 E6 · Dover to Lewes

Michael Portillo embarks on a railway journey along England's south coast.

S7 E7 · Newhaven to Worthing

Michael Portillo examines the nation's hidden defences.

S7 E8 · Littlehampton to Beaulieu

Michael Portillo seizes the opportunity to drive the first motor car.

S7 E9 · Lymington Town to Exmouth

Michael Portillo discovers how the introduction of the railway inspired Thomas Hardy.

S7 E10 · Plymouth to Porthcurno

Michael Portillo learns about the last bridge built by engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

S7 E11 · Birmingham to Worcester

Michael Portillo sets out on the first leg of a journey from Birmingham to Dartmoor.

S7 E12 · Redditch to Gloucester

Michael Portillo looks back to Victorian times at a needle manufactory.

S7 E13 · Stroud to Bath

Michael Portillo investigates the Victorian origins of snooker.

S7 E14 · Bristol to Glastonbury

Michael Portillo hears how a 19th-century entrepreneur turned bird droppings into money.

S7 E15 · Bridgwater to Dartmoor

Michael Portillo gets to grips with a miracle of Victorian engineering.

S7 E16 · Ashford to Sevenoaks

Michael Portillo lends a hand at a train maintenance plant.

S7 E17 · East Grinstead to Guildford

Michael Portillo visits Leith Hill Place to view compositions of Ralph Vaughan Williams.

S7 E18 · Woking to Walton-on-Thames

Michael Portillo uncovers the story of Britain's first purpose-built crematorium.

S7 E19 · Hampton Court to Teddington

Michael Portillo views the world's longest grapevine.

S7 E20 · Egham to Henley-on-Thames

Michael Portillo makes his way to Henley-on-Thames for a spot of rowing.