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Great British Railway JourneysEpisodes

  1. Monday15:15
    BBC Two

    Windermere to SellafieldSeries 16

    6/20Michael Portillo begins a railway tour of Cumbria and Dumfriesshire.(R)

  2. Tuesday15:15
    BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD

    St Bees to Grange-over-SandsSeries 16

    7/20Michael Portillo travels along the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line.(R)

  3. Wednesday15:15
    BBC Two

    Maryport to PenrithSeries 16

    8/20Michael's railway journey continues as he follows in the footsteps of the Lakeland poets.(R)

  4. Thursday15:15
    BBC Two

    Aspatria to CarlisleSeries 16

    9/20Michael’s railway journey takes him to the rolling countryside around Aspatria.(R)

  5. Next Friday15:15
    BBC Two

    Dumfries to AuchinleckSeries 16

    10/20Michael concludes his journey from Cumbria to Dumfriesshire by crossing the Solway Firth.(R)

  6. Mon 19 Oct 202615:15
    BBC Two

    Shrewsbury to TelfordSeries 16

    11/20Michael Portillo re-enacts the Battle of Shrewsbury and explores the town's cathedral.(R)

  7. Tue 20 Oct 202615:15
    BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD

    Ironbridge to CoseleySeries 16

    12/20Michael is in Ironbridge Gorge on the River Severn, a hotbed of 18th-century innovation.(R)

  8. Tue 20 Oct 202616:15
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only

    Ironbridge to CoseleySeries 16

    12/20Michael is in Ironbridge Gorge on the River Severn, a hotbed of 18th-century innovation.(R)

  9. Wed 21 Oct 202615:15
    BBC Two

    Dudley to West BromwichSeries 16

    13/20Michael Portillo boards a barge on the Dudley Canal and discovers an ancient seabed.(R)

  10. Thu 22 Oct 202615:15
    BBC Two

    Birmingham New Street to WednesburySeries 16

    14/20Arriving in Birmingham, Michael heads to Curzon Street for a tour of the HS2 terminus.(R)

  11. Fri 23 Oct 202615:15
    BBC Two

    Solihull to Birmingham InternationalSeries 16

    15/20On the last leg of his Midlands tour, Michael travels to Solihull, home of the Land Rover.(R)

  12. Mon 26 Oct 202615:00
    BBC Two England & HD only

    Loughton to Audley EndSeries 16

    16/20Michael Portillo embarks on a journey across Essex.(R)

  13. Tue 27 Oct 202615:00
    BBC Two England & HD only

    Romford to the Blackwater EstuarySeries 16

    17/20Michael explores a rail-operating centre and visits the home of Radio Caroline.(R)

  14. Thu 29 Oct 202614:30
    BBC Two HD & England only

    Chelmsford to TollesburySeries 16

    18/20Michael’s exploration of Essex reaches Chelmsford.(R)

  15. Thu 29 Oct 202615:00
    BBC Two HD & England only

    Witham to Saffron WaldenSeries 16

    19/20Michael visits Terling Place, one of Essex's great country houses.(R)

  16. Fri 30 Oct 202615:00
    BBC Two HD & England only

    Colchester to Chappel and Wakes ColneSeries 16

    20/20As Michael's trip finishes, he visits Colchester, a claimant for Britain's oldest town.(R)