Taunton to Salisbury Plain Series 11 Michael Portillo crosses the county line from Devon into Somerset on his rail exploration of the West Country steered by his 1930s Bradshaw’s guide....
Paignton to Tiverton Series 11 Michael Portillo’s exploration of the West Country continues in south Devon. Guided by his 1930s Bradshaw’s, Michael arrives in Paignton to investigate an extraordinarily high...
Bodmin to Totnes Series 11 Clutching his 1930s Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo reaches Bodmin en route to Totnes as he explores the West Country from St Ives to Salisbury Plain....
Truro to St Mawgan Series 11 Michael Portillo is in Cornwall’s county town, Truro, with his 1930s Bradshaw’s Guide. In the surrounding countryside, he finds the historic estate of Trewithen,...
St Ives to St Day Series 11 Michael Portillo boards the Great Western Railway at the Cornish seaside resort of St Ives. Steered by his 1930s Bradshaw’s Guide, this week...
Elgin to Loch Ness Series 11 Michael Portillo is in the Scottish Highlands on the last leg of his rail journey through 1930s Britain. He begins in Elgin’s port, the...
Dundee to Aberdeen Series 11 Michael Portillo continues his railway journey from Newcastle to Loch Ness, steered by his 1930s Bradshaw’s Guide. Stopping at Dundee, Michael heads for Glamis Castle,...
Falkirk to Dundee Series 11 Michael Portillo’s railway journey through 1930s Britain from Newcastle to Loch Ness reaches Falkirk in Scotland. Here he discovers the Westerglen Transmitting Station, from where...
Kielder Forest to Edinburgh Series 11 Steered by his 1936 Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo is in Northumbria en route to the Highlands. On this leg, he explores Kielder Forest, beginning...
Newcastle to County Durham Series 11 Michael Portillo begins a new series of railway journeys through 1930s Britain, armed with an interwar Bradshaw’s guide. He explores an unmistakably modern era...