Great British Railway Journeys

Show Info

Status
Continuing
Show Type
Documentary
First Aired
4th January 2010
Runtime
30 minutes
Network
BBC TWO
Air Time
18:30:00 GMT+0 -DST
Air Day
Weekdays
Rating
TV-G

Overview

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways have changed it, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.

Episode List:

Season 15

Episode Airdate Name  
15 5th Apr 2024 Northallerton to Chester-Le-Street
14 4th Apr 2024 York to Skipton
13 3rd Apr 2024 Lincoln to York
12 2nd Apr 2024 Derby to Nottingham
11 1st Apr 2024 Liverpool to Uttoxeter
10 29th Mar 2024 Dundee to Loch of the Lowes
9 28th Mar 2024 Edinburgh to Queensferry
8 27th Mar 2024 Shawlands to Livingston
7 26th Mar 2024 Glasgow to Cumbernauld
6 25th Mar 2024 Loch Lomond to Kelvinbridge
5 22nd Mar 2024 Wokingham to Heathrow
4 21st Mar 2024 Havant to Guildford
3 20th Mar 2024 Swanage to Portchester
2 19th Mar 2024 Chippenham to Yeovil
1 18th Mar 2024 Denham to Swindon
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Season 14

Episode Airdate Name  
15 21st Jul 2023 Tewkesbury to Filton
14 20th Jul 2023 Wolverhampton to Cheltenham
13 19th Jul 2023 Long Itchington to Moseley
12 18th Jul 2023 Coventry to Leamington Spa
11 17th Jul 2023 Derby to Hinckley
10 30th Jun 2023 Brandon to Cambridge
9 29th Jun 2023 Felixstowe to Norwich
8 28th Jun 2023 Paddington to Ongar
7 27th Jun 2023 Waterloo to Regent's Park
6 26th Jun 2023 Tilbury to Barbican
5 23rd Jun 2023 Bradford to Hebden Bridge
4 22nd Jun 2023 Wakefield To Leeds
3 21st Jun 2023 Oldham to Wakefield
2 20th Jun 2023 Urmston to New Islington
1 19th Jun 2023 Preston to Rawtenstall
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Season 13

Episode Airdate Name  
10 28th May 2021 Park Royal to Westminster
9 27th May 2021 Dagenham to Battersea
8 26th May 2021 Hampstead to Islington
7 25th May 2021 Hackney Wick to Oxford Circus
6 24th May 2021 Chislehurst to Kennington
5 21st May 2021 Herne Bay to Leeds Castle, Kent
4 20th May 2021 Deal to Margate
3 19th May 2021 Rye to Dungeness
2 18th May 2021 Hassocks to Benenden
1 17th May 2021 Biggin Hill to Ashdown Forest
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Season 12

Episode Airdate Name  
15 14th May 2021 Aberystwyth to Newtown
14 13th May 2021 Blaenau Ffestiniog to Barmouth
13 12th May 2021 Bangor to Betws y Coed
12 11th May 2021 Rhyl to Anglesey
11 10th May 2021 Crewe to Shotton
10 7th May 2021 Newmarket to Walsingham
9 6th May 2021 Sawbridgeworth to Cambridge
8 5th May 2021 Potters Bar to Cardington
7 4th May 2021 Colchester to Chadwell Heath
6 3rd May 2021 Saxmundham to Dedham
5 30th Apr 2021 Farnborough to Winchester
4 29th Apr 2021 Guildford to Aldershot
3 28th Apr 2021 West Ruislip to Windsor
2 27th Apr 2021 Stoke Mandeville to Beaconsfield
1 26th Apr 2021 Oxford to Abingdon
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Season 11

Episode Airdate Name  
15 24th Jan 2020 Attleborough to Skegness
14 23rd Jan 2020 Saxmundham to Norwich
13 22nd Jan 2020 Witham to Felixstowe
12 21st Jan 2020 Limehouse to Rochford
11 20th Jan 2020 Canterbury to Alexandra Palace
10 17th Jan 2020 Taunton to Salisbury Plain
9 16th Jan 2020 Paignton to Tiverton
8 15th Jan 2020 Bodmin to Totnes
7 14th Jan 2020 Truro to St Mawgan
6 13th Jan 2020 St Ives to St Day
5 10th Jan 2020 Elgin to Loch Ness
4 9th Jan 2020 Dundee to Aberdeen
3 8th Jan 2020 Falkirk to Dundee
2 7th Jan 2020 Kielder Forest to Edinburgh
1 6th Jan 2020 Newcastle to County Durham
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Season 10

Episode Airdate Name  
15 22nd Feb 2019 East Malling to Rye
14 21st Feb 2019 Piccadilly Circus to Gravesend
13 20th Feb 2019 Ealing Broadway to South Kensington
12 19th Feb 2019 Reading to Cookham
11 18th Feb 2019 Warwick to Radley
10 15th Feb 2019 Glasgow to Connel Ferry
9 14th Feb 2019 Glasgow to Cumbrae
8 13th Feb 2019 Larne to Dumfries
7 12th Feb 2019 Belfast to Portrush
6 11th Feb 2019 Newry to Portadown
5 8th Feb 2019 Birmingham to the Potteries
4 7th Feb 2019 Maltby to Hinckley
3 6th Feb 2019 Manchester to Elsecar
2 5th Feb 2019 Blackburn to Manchester
1 4th Feb 2019 Warrington to Preston
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Season 9

Episode Airdate Name  
15 19th Jan 2018 Criccieth to Caernarfon
14 18th Jan 2018 Liverpool to Dolgarrog
13 17th Jan 2018 Sheffield to Nantwich
12 16th Jan 2018 York to Frizinghall
11 15th Jan 2018 Kingston upon Hull to Malton, North Yorkshire
10 12th Jan 2018 Plymouth to The Lizard
9 11th Jan 2018 Taunton to Newton Abbot
8 10th Jan 2018 Newport to Clevedon/Yatton/Bristol Channel
7 9th Jan 2018 Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town
6 8th Jan 2018 Whitland to Swansea
5 5th Jan 2018 Swanwick to Brownsea Island
4 4th Jan 2018 Chichester to Cowes
3 3rd Jan 2018 Croydon to Shoreham-By-Sea
2 2nd Jan 2018 Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill
1 1st Jan 2018 Cromer to Cambridge
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Season 8

Episode Airdate Name  
15 20th Jan 2017 Ballina to Westport
14 19th Jan 2017 Dromod to Sligo
13 18th Jan 2017 Navan to Mullingar
12 17th Jan 2017 Greystones to Dublin
11 16th Jan 2017 Wexford to Wicklow
10 13th Jan 2017 Stowmarket to Harwich
9 12th Jan 2017 Gainsborough to Ely
8 11th Jan 2017 Chapeltown to Doncaster
7 10th Jan 2017 Manchester Piccadilly to Silkstone Common
6 9th Jan 2017 Blackpool to Manchester Victoria
5 6th Jan 2017 Longniddry to Edinburgh
4 5th Jan 2017 Darlington to Dunbar
3 4th Jan 2017 Newark-on-Trent to Stockton
2 3rd Jan 2017 Welwyn Garden City to Peterborough
1 2nd Jan 2017 The Flying Scotsman
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Season 7

Episode Airdate Name  
20 29th Jan 2016 Egham to Henley-on-Thames
19 29th Jan 2016 Hampton Court to Teddington
18 28th Jan 2016 Woking to Walton-on-Thames
17 26th Jan 2016 East Grinstead to Guildford
16 25th Jan 2016 Ashford to Sevenoaks
15 22nd Jan 2016 Bridgwater to Dartmoor
14 21st Jan 2016 Bristol to Glastonbury
13 20th Jan 2016 Stroud to Bath
12 19th Jan 2016 Redditch to Gloucester
11 18th Jan 2016 Birmingham to Worcester
10 15th Jan 2016 Plymouth to Porthcurno
9 14th Jan 2016 Lymington Town to Exmouth
8 13th Jan 2016 Littlehampton to Beaulieu
7 12th Jan 2016 Newhaven to Worthing
6 11th Jan 2016 Dover to Lewes
5 8th Jan 2016 Ashley to Alton
4 7th Jan 2016 St Helens to Knutsford
3 6th Jan 2016 Preston to Swinton
2 5th Jan 2016 Windermere to Carnforth
1 4th Jan 2016 Carlisle to Penrith
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Season 6

Episode Airdate Name  
20 30th Jan 2015 Oakham to Cambridge
19 29th Jan 2015 Oxford to Luton
18 28th Jan 2015 Abergavenny to Hanborough
17 27th Jan 2015 Swansea to Hereford
16 26th Jan 2015 Pembroke Dock to Swansea
15 23rd Jan 2015 Newcastle to Lindisfarne
14 22nd Jan 2015 Middlesbrough to Hexham
13 21st Jan 2015 Hessle to York
12 20th Jan 2015 Boston to Hensall
11 19th Jan 2015 Derby to Grantham
10 16th Jan 2015 High Street Kensington to London Bridge
9 15th Jan 2015 Covent Garden to Soho
8 14th Jan 2015 Stratford to London Victoria
7 13th Jan 2015 Deptford to West Silverton
6 12th Jan 2015 Amersham to Regent's Park
5 9th Jan 2015 St Andrew's to Edinburgh
4 8th Jan 2015 Stirling to Pitlochry
3 7th Jan 2015 Motherwell to Linlithgow
2 6th Jan 2015 Greenock to Larkhall
1 5th Jan 2015 Ayr to Stewarton
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Season 5

Episode Airdate Name  
20 31st Jan 2014 Brighton to Chichester
19 30th Jan 2014 Faversham to Dorking
18 29th Jan 2014 Ilford to Rochester
17 28th Jan 2014 Ipswich to Chelmsford
16 27th Jan 2014 Norwich to Brandon
15 24th Jan 2014 Cheltenham to Wolverhampton
14 23rd Jan 2014 Chippenham to Gloucester
13 22nd Jan 2014 Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon
12 21st Jan 2014 Winchfield to Crowthorne
11 20th Jan 2014 Southampton to Basingstoke
10 17th Jan 2014 Nottingham to Leeds
9 16th Jan 2014 Leicester to Loughborough
8 15th Jan 2014 Northampton to Nuneaton
7 14th Jan 2014 Bletchley to Newport Pagnell
6 13th Jan 2014 London Euston to Cheddington
5 10th Jan 2014 Honley to Chesterfield
4 9th Jan 2014 Haworth to Huddersfield
3 8th Jan 2014 Preston to Rochdale
2 7th Jan 2014 Southport to Leyland
1 6th Jan 2014 Manchester to Birkenhead
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Season 4

Episode Airdate Name  
25 8th Feb 2013 Athlone to Galway
24 7th Feb 2013 Newbridge to Roscrea
23 6th Feb 2013 Kilkenny to Athy
22 5th Feb 2013 Charleville to Waterford
21 4th Feb 2013 Killarney to Cobh
20 1st Feb 2013 Exmouth to Newton Abbot
19 31st Jan 2013 Lynton and Lynmouth to Exeter
18 30th Jan 2013 Taunton to Minehead
17 29th Jan 2013 Salisbury to Castle Cary
16 28th Jan 2013 London Paddington to Warminster
15 25th Jan 2013 Invergordon to John O'Groats
14 24th Jan 2013 Inverness to Plockton
13 23rd Jan 2013 Dufftown to Aviemore
12 22nd Jan 2013 Dundee to Aberdeen
11 21st Jan 2013 Stirling to Invergowrie
10 18th Jan 2013 Spalding to Grimsby
9 17th Jan 2013 London King's Cross to Peterborough
8 16th Jan 2013 London Victoria to Abbey Wood
7 15th Jan 2013 Woking to Clapham Junction
6 14th Jan 2013 Portsmouth to Gomshall
5 11th Jan 2013 Welshpool to Aberystwyth
4 10th Jan 2013 Dudley to Bridgnorth
3 9th Jan 2013 Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford
2 8th Jan 2013 Birmingham to Stafford
1 7th Jan 2013 High Wycombe to Stratford-upon-Avon
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Season 3

Episode Airdate Name  
25 3rd Feb 2012 Ballymoney to Londonderry
24 2nd Feb 2012 Belfast to Whitehead
23 1st Feb 2012 Dundalk to Portadown
22 31st Jan 2012 Enfield to Drogheda
21 30th Jan 2012 Bray to Dublin
20 27th Jan 2012 Heysham to Snaefell
19 26th Jan 2012 Kirkby-in-Furness to Lancaster
18 25th Jan 2012 Cockermouth to Eskdale
17 24th Jan 2012 Bardon Mill to Wigton
16 23rd Jan 2012 Berwick-Upon-Tweed to Morpeth
15 20th Jan 2012 Port Talbot to Milford Haven
14 19th Jan 2012 Cardiff to Brecon
13 18th Jan 2012 Lydney to Newport
12 17th Jan 2012 Hartlebury to Great Malvern
11 16th Jan 2012 Oxford to Pershore
10 13th Jan 2012 Wareham to Portland
9 12th Jan 2012 Brockenhurst to Poole
8 11th Jan 2012 Winchester to Isle of Wight
7 10th Jan 2012 Reading to Alton
6 9th Jan 2012 Windsor to Didcot
5 6th Jan 2012 Fenchurch to Embankment
4 5th Jan 2012 Epping to Hackney
3 4th Jan 2012 Sudbury to Southend
2 3rd Jan 2012 Darsham to Felixstowe
1 2nd Jan 2012 Great Yarmouth to Beccles
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Season 2

Episode Airdate Name  
25 4th Feb 2011 Lochailort to Skye
24 3rd Feb 2011 Roybridge to Glenfinnan
23 2nd Feb 2011 Oban to Corrour
22 1st Feb 2011 Dumbarton to Tyndrum
21 31st Jan 2011 Ayr to Paisley
20 28th Jan 2011 Hythe to Hastings
19 27th Jan 2011 Sandwich to Folkestone
18 26th Jan 2011 Canterbury to Margate
17 25th Jan 2011 Aylesford to Tunbridge Wells
16 24th Jan 2011 London Bridge to Chatham
15 21st Jan 2011 Langley Mill to Melton Mowbray
14 20th Jan 2011 Batley to Sheffield
13 19th Jan 2011 York to Saltaire
12 18th Jan 2011 Durham to Grosmont
11 17th Jan 2011 Newcastle to Chester-le-Street
10 14th Jan 2011 Llanberis to Holyhead
9 13th Jan 2011 Llanrwst to Porthmadog
8 12th Jan 2011 Chester to Conwy
7 11th Jan 2011 Telford to Wrexham
6 10th Jan 2011 Ledbury to Shrewsbury
5 7th Jan 2011 Dereham to Cromer
4 6th Jan 2011 Ely to King's Lynn
3 5th Jan 2011 Enfield to Cambridge
2 4th Jan 2011 Waterloo to Canary Wharf
1 3rd Jan 2011 Brighton to Crystal Palace
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Season 1

Episode Airdate Name  
20 29th Jan 2010 St Pancras to Westminster
19 28th Jan 2010 Coventry to Watford
18 27th Jan 2010 Walsall to Bournville
17 26th Jan 2010 Cromford to Burton-on-Trent
16 25th Jan 2010 Buxton to Matlock
15 22nd Jan 2010 Truro to Penzance
14 21st Jan 2010 Bugle to Mevagissey
13 20th Jan 2010 Torquay to Totnes
12 19th Jan 2010 Yatton to Weston Super Mare
11 18th Jan 2010 Swindon to Bristol
10 15th Jan 2010 Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy
9 14th Jan 2010 Carlisle to Glasgow
8 13th Jan 2010 Windermere to Kendal
7 12th Jan 2010 Settle to Garsdale
6 11th Jan 2010 Preston to Morecambe
5 8th Jan 2010 Filey to Scarborough
4 7th Jan 2010 Pontefract to Bridlington
3 6th Jan 2010 Todmorden to York
2 5th Jan 2010 Manchester to Bury
1 4th Jan 2010 Liverpool to Eccles

Specials

Episode Airdate Name  
1 Never Great British Railway Journeys Goes to Ireland

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