Category: Great British Railway Journeys

Criccieth to Caernarfon Season 9, Episode 15 With his Edwardian Bradshaw’s railway guide tucked under his arm, Michael Portillo begins the last leg of his journey from Hull to Caernarfon....

Liverpool to Dolgarrog Season 9, Episode 14 Michael Portillo’s Edwardian railway guide takes him to the city of Liverpool, where King Edward VII had recently laid the foundation stone for...

Sheffield to Nantwich Season 9, Episode 13 With his Edwardian railway guidebook tucked under his arm, Michael Portillo is in the steel city of Sheffield, where he discovers an enormous...

York to Frizinghall Season 9, Episode 12 Armed with his Edwardian Bradshaw’s guide, Michael Portillo conducts important research in an historic tea room, built by an Edwardian immigrant to the...

Hull to Malton Season 9, Episode 11 Michael Portillo embarks on a journey through Britain steered by his Edwardian railway handbook. He begins in the East Yorkshire port of Hull,...

Plymouth to the Lizard Season 9, Episode 10 Steered by his early 20th-century Bradshaw’s railway guide, Michael Portillo boldly goes to the moon by way of the Cornish Riviera Express....

Taunton to Newton Abbot Season 9, Episode 9 With purple, green and yellow ribbons flying, and sporting ankle bells, Michael Portillo is led a merry dance in Stogumber – all...

Saxmundham to Norwich Season 11, Episode 14 Michael Portillo continues his railway journey through eastern England from Canterbury to Skegness steered by his 1930s Bradshaw’s guidebook. Stopping at Saxmundham in...

Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town Season 9, Episode 7 Armed with his Edwardian Bradshaw’s guide, Michael strikes gold at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, where after much frisking, he gains...

Whitland to Swansea Season 9, Episode 6 Michael Portillo embarks on an adventure from the coalfields of south Wales to the southernmost tip of Cornwall. His first stop is Whitland...