Great British Railway Journeys

S8 E9 ∙ Gainsborough to Ely ∙ 30 min

Michael Portillo travels from Gainsborough to Ely, along the way learning about a Victorian machine that changed shopping for ever and the poet Alfred Tennyson.

S8 E1 · The Flying Scotsman
Michael Portillo sets out on the first leg of a trip from London to Edinburgh.
S8 E2 · Welwyn Garden City to Peterborough
Michael Portillo explores a Swiss garden in Bedfordshire.
S8 E3 · Newark-On-Trent to Stockton
Michael Portillo journeys from Newark-on-Trent to Stockton-on-Tees.
S8 E4 · Darlington to Dunbar
Michael Portillo journeys from Darlington to Dunbar.
S8 E5 · Longniddry to Edinburgh
Michael Portillo gets a taste of life as a fishwife.
S8 E6 · Blackpool to Manchester Victoria
Michael Portillo travels from Blackpool to Manchester.
S8 E7 · Manchester Piccadilly to Silkstone Common
Michael Portillo travels to Manchester and Silkstone Common.
S8 E8 · Chapeltown to Doncaster
Michael Portillo travels to Chapeltown and Doncaster.
S8 E9 · Gainsborough to Ely
Michael Portillo travels from Gainsborough to Ely.
S8 E10 · Stowmarket to Harwich
Michael Portillo embarks on the final leg of his journey, heading to Harwich, Essex.
S8 E11 · Wexford to Wicklow
Michael Portillo begins a journey across Ireland.
S8 E12 · Greystones to Dublin
At Dublin's Trinity College, Michael Portillo visits one of Ireland's greatest treasures.
S8 E13 · Navan to Mullingar
Michael Portillo continues his journey across Ireland, travelling from Navan to Mullingar.
S8 E14 · Dromod to Sligo
Michael Portillo continues his Irish journey from Dromod to Sligo.
S8 E15 · Ballina to Westport
The last leg of Michael Portillo's long journey is from Wexford to Westport.