Great British Railway Journeys - Season 6

Great British Railway Journeys - Season 6

Season 6

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Episodes20
DatesJan 5, 2015 - Jan 30, 2015
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Episodes

Ayr to Stewarton
Season 6Episode 130 min

Ayr to Stewarton

Michael Portillo embarks on a journey through southern Scotland from west to east. From Ayr, he admires Ailsa Craig before getting to grips with curling.
Jan 5, 2015
Greenock to Larkhall
Season 6Episode 230 min

Greenock to Larkhall

Michael Portillo continues his travels through the Scottish lowlands. From Greenock, he sets sail in the world's last seagoing paddle steamer.
Jan 6, 2015
Motherwell to Linlithgow
Season 6Episode 330 min

Motherwell to Linlithgow

Michael Portillo continues his journey through southern Scotland. He celebrates Victorian iron and steel in Motherwell, admiring the Forth Rail Bridge.
Jan 7, 2015
Stirling to Pitlochry
Season 6Episode 430 min

Stirling to Pitlochry

Michael Portillo begins his journey in Stirling, where he visits the scene of a bloody battle at Bannockburn. In Perth, he learns how to make a sporran.
Jan 8, 2015
St Andrew's to Edinburgh
Season 6Episode 530 min

St Andrew's to Edinburgh

On the last leg of his journey across Scotland from west to east, Michael Portillo pays homage to the birthplace of golf at St Andrews.
Jan 9, 2015
Amersham to Regent's Park
Season 6Episode 630 min

Amersham to Regent's Park

Michael Portillo embarks on a series of journeys through London. He travels on the capital's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Line.
Jan 12, 2015
Deptford to West Silverton
Season 6Episode 730 min

Deptford to West Silverton

Michael Portillo embarks on a series of journeys through London. He is invited aboard the construction locomotive for Crossrail.
Jan 13, 2015
Stratford to London Victoria
Season 6Episode 830 min

Stratford to London Victoria

Michael Portillo embarks on a series of journeys through London. He takes the high-speed line to Stratford to explore the legacy of the Olympic Park.
Jan 14, 2015
Covent Garden to Soho
Season 6Episode 930 min

Covent Garden to Soho

Guided by his Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo explores London's theatreland and discovers how 19th-century engineering made for spectacular theatricals.
Jan 15, 2015
High Street Kensington to London Bridge
Season 6Episode 1030 min

High Street Kensington to London Bridge

On the last of his journeys in the capital, Michael Portillo explores Albertopolis and reaches dizzying heights inside a Victorian landmark.
Jan 16, 2015
Derby to Grantham
Season 6Episode 1130 min

Derby to Grantham

Michael Portillo embarks on a journey from the East Midlands to the island of Lindisfarne. On this leg, he gives an old engine a fresh start in Derby.
Jan 19, 2015
Boston to Hensall
Season 6Episode 1230 min

Boston to Hensall

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Derby to Lindisfarne. In Boston, Lincolnshire, he explores the connection between the town and its American namesake.
Jan 20, 2015
Hessle to York
Season 6Episode 1330 min

Hessle to York

Michael Portillo continues his journey from the heart of the East Midlands to Northumberland's Holy Island. In Hessle, he learns about the Humber Bridge.
Jan 21, 2015
Middlesbrough to Hexham
Season 6Episode 1430 min

Middlesbrough to Hexham

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Derby to Lindisfarne. In Middlesbrough, he visits one of the last cast-iron foundries in the city.
Jan 22, 2015
Newcastle to Lindisfarne
Season 6Episode 1530 min

Newcastle to Lindisfarne

Michael Portillo journeys from Newcastle up the north east coast to Lindisfarne. He finds out about the world's earliest swing bridge and its inventor.
Jan 23, 2015
Pembroke Dock to Swansea
Season 6Episode 1630 min

Pembroke Dock to Swansea

Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from west Wales to East Anglia. He investigates what caused riotous rebels to dress up as women in Narberth.
Jan 26, 2015
Swansea to Hereford
Season 6Episode 1730 min

Swansea to Hereford

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Pembroke Dock to Cambridge. En route, he learns about the Victorian signalling system still in place today.
Jan 27, 2015
Abergavenny to Hanborough
Season 6Episode 1830 min

Abergavenny to Hanborough

Michael Portillo begins underground at Big Pit coal mine in Blaenavon before making his way to Blenheim Palace, where he investigates a historic fire.
Jan 28, 2015
Oxford to Luton
Season 6Episode 1930 min

Oxford to Luton

Michael Portillo visits the Bodleian, Oxford University's research library, to see some Victorian treasures including a pocket-size edition of Bradshaw's Companion.
Jan 29, 2015
Oakham to Cambridge
Season 6Episode 2030 min

Oakham to Cambridge

On the final leg of his journey from west Wales to East Anglia, Michael Portillo begins in Oakham before heading east to Stamford and on to Cambridge University.
Jan 30, 2015

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