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Series 4: 20. Exmouth to Newton Abbot
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Great British Railway Journeys
Series 9: 1. Cromer To Cambridge
Michael Portillo fast tracks to the early 20th century to embark on a new series of railway journeys through Edwardian Britain. His \
19-08-2019
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Great British Railway Journeys
Series 10: 15. East Malling To Rye
Steered by his Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo is on the last leg of his journey from Warwick to Rye in East Sussex. In the orchards of East Malling, Kent, Michael disc ...
13-08-2019
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Great British Railway Journeys
Series 10: 14. Piccadilly Circus To Gravesend
Michael Portillo hits the West End to explore an exotic store, which was a favourite among Edwardian ladies. At Covent Garden’s Royal Ballet School he hears how in 1909 a ...
07-08-2019
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Great British Railway Journeys
Series 10: 13. Ealing Broadway To South Kensington
Michael Portillo reaches the capital on his rail journey from Warwick to Rye in East Sussex. In the Queen of the Suburbs, Ealing, he finds comedy at the home of British cinema a ...
05-08-2019
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Great British Railway Journeys
Series 10: 12. Reading To Taplow
Armed with his Edwardian Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo picks up his rail journey from Warwick to Rye along the River Thames. In Reading, he traces the origins of educ ...
01-08-2019
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Great British Railway Journeys
Series 10: 11. Warwick To Radley
Michael Portillo embarks on a journey through Edwardian Britain, steered by his early twentieth century Bradshaw’s Guide. In Warwick’s medieval castle he uncovers th ...
31-07-2019
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Great British Railway Journeys
Series 10: Episode 10
Armed with his Edwardian Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo falls into line with the University of Glasgow’s Officer Training Corps. Founded in the early 20th centur ...
29-07-2019
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Great British Railway Journeys
Series 10: 9. Glasgow To Cumbrae
Michael Portillo continues his journey through western Scotland by exploring the industrial heartland of Glasgow and its mighty River Clyde before taking the ferry to the island ...
25-07-2019
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Great British Railway Journeys
Series 10: 8. Larne To Dumfries
Michael Portillo continues his journey from Northern Ireland across the water to Scotland. Leaving from the seaport of Larne he reaches Stranraer and the Mull of Galloway, where ...
24-07-2019
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Great British Railway Journeys
Series 10: 7. Belfast To Portrush
Michael Portillo continues his rail journey through Northern Ireland steered by his Bradshaw’s Guide. In Belfast’s grand Edwardian City Hall, Michael investigates th ...
22-07-2019
BBC 2
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Series 2 - Batley To Sheffield
Michael Portillo finds out about shoddy, a successful 19th-century recycling industry in the textile town of Batley, and meets a descendant of George Bradshaw.
10-06-2014
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Great British Railway Journeys
Series 10: 8. Larne To Dumfries
Michael Portillo continues his journey from Northern Ireland across the water to Scotland. Leaving from the seaport of Larne he reaches Stranraer and the Mull of Galloway, where ...
24-07-2019
BBC 2
Great British Railway Journeys
Series 10: 6. Newry To Portadown
Steered by his Edwardian Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo navigates his way by rail – and ferry - across Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands from Newry to ...
18-07-2019
BBC 2
Great British Railway Journeys
Series 4 - Goes To Ireland - Newbridge To Roscrea
Michael Portillo is on a rail trip through the Irish Republic. He visits the Irish National Stud and uncovers an astronomical feat of Victorian engineering.
06-05-2014
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Great British Railway Journeys
Series 5 - Leicester To Loughborough
Michael Portillo's journey from London to Leeds continues. He learns about the discovery of Richard III's remains in Leicester and travels to Loughborough.
02-09-2014
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