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Great British Railway Journeys

Great British Railway Journeys

Season released 7th Apr, 2025Rated PG10 episodes

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Where to watch Great British Railway Journeys Season 16

Great British Railway Journeys season 16 is free to watch in Australia on SBS On Demand. Season 16 was released on 7 April 2025.

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Great British Railway Journeys Season 16 air dates

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Great British Railway Journeys Season 16 episodes

  1. S16 E01

    Paddock Wood to Frant

    29 mins · Mon, 7 Apr 2025

    Michael Portillo takes to the rails to explore one of Britain’s oldest surviving landscapes, the woods and pasture of the Weald in south east England.

  2. S16 E02

    Hildenborough to Robertsbridge

    28 mins · Tue, 8 Apr 2025

    Michael Portillo’s rail exploration of the historic wooded region of south east England, known as the Weald, continues from Tonbridge, at the heart of the area's rail network.

  3. S16 E03

    Dorking to Lingfield

    28 mins · Wed, 9 Apr 2025

    Michael Portillo’s railway tour of the Weald reaches the spectacular Surrey countryside, where he finds a surprising connection to the darker reaches of the universe.

  4. S16 E04

    Gatwick Airport to Royal Tunbridge Wells

    28 mins · Thu, 10 Apr 2025

    Michael Portillo’s rail exploration of the spectacular countryside of the Weald in Surrey, Sussex and Kent continues - this time, aboard the Gatwick Express train.

  5. S16 E05

    Chichester to Amberley

    29 mins · Fri, 11 Apr 2025

    Michael Portillo’s railway tour of the green and pleasant landscape between the North and South Downs, known as the Weald, nears its conclusion.

  6. S16 E06

    Windermere to Sellafield

    29 mins · Mon, 14 Apr 2025

    Michael Portillo begins a railway tour of the spectacular border counties of Cumbria and Dumfriesshire, starting in the stunning Lake District National Park.

  7. S16 E07

    St Bees to Grange-over-Sands

    28 mins · Tue, 15 Apr 2025

    Michael Portillo’s railway tour continues as he travels along the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line. He visits an iron ore mine turned into an arts centre and discovers the cradle of Quakerism.

  8. S16 E08

    Maryport to Penrith

    29 mins · Wed, 16 Apr 2025

    Michael Portillo’s railway journey through Cumbria and Dumfriesshire heads to the hills as he follows in the footsteps of the Lakeland poets.

  9. S16 E09

    Aspatria to Carlisle

    29 mins · Thu, 17 Apr 2025

    Michael Portillo’s railway journey through Cumbria and Dumfriesshire takes him to the rolling countryside around Aspatria to meet a couple who swapped their old life for organic dairy farming.

  10. S16 E10

    Dumfries to Auchinleck

    29 mins · Fri, 18 Apr 2025

    Michael concludes his journey from Cumbria to Dumfriesshire by crossing the Solway Firth into Scotland, where he visits the beautifully preserved last home of Scotland’s greatest poet, Robert Burns.

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