Great British Railway Journeys
Great British Railway Journeys
Season released 6th Jan, 2020Rated PG24 episodes
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Great British Railway Journeys Season 11 episodes
S11 E01
Newcastle to County Durham
30 mins · Mon, 6 Jan 2020
Beginning just outside Newcastle in Jarrow, Michael uncovers the desperation which led 200 men to march 300 miles to Westminster in order to petition the Government for work. In Newcastle, Michael admires the city's iconic railway bridge.
S11 E02
Kielder Forest to Edinburgh
30 mins · Tue, 7 Jan 2020
Steered by his 1936 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo is in Northumbria en route to the Highlands.
S11 E03
Falkirk to Dundee
30 mins · Wed, 8 Jan 2020
Michael Portillo's railway journey through 1930s Britain from Newcastle to Loch Ness reaches Falkirk in Scotland.
S11 E04
Dundee to Aberdeen
30 mins · Thu, 9 Jan 2020
Stopping at Dundee, Michael Portillo heads for Glamis Castle, where Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother, grew up.
S11 E05
Elgin to Loch Ness
30 mins · Fri, 10 Jan 2020
Michael Portillo's journey ends at Loch Ness, where he joins the Deep Scan research team as they scour the deep for signs of the elusive monster.
S11 E06
St Ives to St Day
30 mins · Mon, 13 Jan 2020
Michael Portillo explores the West Country between the wars and discovers a Cornish fisherman, who, although he began painting only in his seventies, inspired established artists from the capital.
S11 E06
St Ives to St Day
29 mins · Mon, 13 Jan 2020
Michael Portillo boards the Great Western Railway at the Cornish seaside resort of St Ives; in Britain's first studio pottery, he attempts a decorative wax technique and feels the heat of the firing kiln.
S11 E07
Truro to St Mawgan
30 mins · Tue, 14 Jan 2020
In the countryside surrounding Truro, Michael finds the historic estate of Trewithen, whose gardens were stocked from China by professional plant hunters commissioned by its owner.
S11 E08
Bodmin to Totnes
30 mins · Wed, 15 Jan 2020
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.
S11 E08
Bodmin to Totnes
29 mins · Wed, 15 Jan 2020
Michael Portillo reaches Bodmin en route to Totnes as he explores the West Country from St Ives to Salisbury Plain. Out on the rugged moor, Michael hears how celebrated author Daphne du Maurier captivated readers.
S11 E09
Paignton to Tiverton
30 mins · Thu, 16 Jan 2020
The Dartmouth Steam Railway takes Michael Portillo to the beautiful home of Agatha Christie, in the company of her great-grandson, James Prichard.
S11 E09
Paignton to Tiverton
29 mins · Thu, 16 Jan 2020
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 murder rate in the literature of the 1930s.
S11 E10
Taunton to Salisbury Plain
30 mins · Fri, 17 Jan 2020
Michael Portillo crosses the county line from Devon into Somerset. He sees first-hand how willow farmers sought to overcome the challenge from the production of synthetic plastics during the 1930s.
S11 E10
Taunton to Salisbury Plain
29 mins · Fri, 17 Jan 2020
Michael Portillo crosses the county line from Devon into Somerset. He sees how willow farmers sought to overcome the challenge from the production of synthetic plastics during the 1930s, and hears how tourism for all budgets spread across the region.
S11 E11
Canterbury to Alexandra Palace
29 mins · Mon, 20 Jan 2020
In Canterbury in Kent, Michael treads the boards as he uncovers the political message behind a play, published in 1936, inspired by the 12th-century murder of Archbishop Thomas à Becket.
S11 E11
Canterbury to Alexandra Palace
30 mins · Mon, 20 Jan 2020
Beginning in Canterbury in Kent, Michael treads the boards as he uncovers the political message behind a play, published in 1936, inspired by the 12th-century murder of Archbishop Thomas a Becket.
S11 E12
Limehouse to Rochford
29 mins · Tue, 21 Jan 2020
Michael Portillo explores the east of England, in London and Essex, en route to Lincolnshire. On this leg, he alights at Limehouse in East London for Cable Street.
S11 E12
Limehouse to Rochford
30 mins · Tue, 21 Jan 2020
On this leg, Michael alights at Limehouse in east London for Cable Street, which became the focus of Britain's fight against fascism in the 1930s.
S11 E13
Witham to Felixstowe
28 mins · Wed, 22 Jan 2020
Michael Portillo's railway journey through 1930s Britain from Canterbury to Skegness reaches Witham in Essex. Here he visits the factory of the world's oldest supplier of metal framed windows which became popular in the '30s.
S11 E13
Witham to Felixstowe
30 mins · Wed, 22 Jan 2020
Michael Portillo's railway journey reaches Witham in Essex. Here he visits the factory of the world's oldest supplier of metal framed windows which became popular in the 30s.
S11 E14
Saxmundham to Norwich
30 mins · Thu, 23 Jan 2020
Michael Portillo heads for Snape Maltings, a concert and arts venue, and learns how the music and life of one of Britain’s greatest composers was shaped by the sea and his Suffolk surroundings.
S11 E14
Saxmundham to Norwich
28 mins · Thu, 23 Jan 2020
In Saxmundham in Suffolk, Michael heads for Snape Maltings, a concert and arts venue, and learns how the music and life of one of Britain's greatest composers was shaped by the sea and his Suffolk surroundings.
S11 E15
Attleborough to Skegness
30 mins · Fri, 24 Jan 2020
Michael Portillo is in Attleborough, at the headquarters of an international horse welfare organization which was established in the late 1920s, where he learns about the charity's pioneering founder.
S11 E15
Attleborough to Skegness
29 mins · Fri, 24 Jan 2020
Michael Portillo is in East Anglia on the last leg of his rail journey through 1930s Britain. He begins in Attleborough in Norfolk at the headquarters of an international horse welfare organisation which was established in the late 1920s.