Great British Railway Journeys - Season 7

Great British Railway Journeys - Season 7

Season 7

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Episodes20
DatesJan 4, 2016 - Jan 29, 2016
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Episodes

Carlisle to Penrith
Season 7Episode 130 min

Carlisle to Penrith

Michael begins his journey at a biscuit factory in Carlisle. He heads to a miniature railway display before heading out on Britain's only Via Ferrata, a tightrope challenge 300 feet above the Borrowdale Valley.

Jan 4, 2016
Windermere to Carnforth
Season 7Episode 230 min

Windermere to Carnforth

Michael continues his journey through the Lake District, were he learns more about the work of Beatrix Potter. He then heads to Brantwood, home to a famous Victorian art critic, before heading to Carnforth.

Jan 5, 2016
Preston to Swinton
Season 7Episode 330 min

Preston to Swinton

Michael heads to Preston where he discovers four millers were shot dead by soldiers. In Darwen he traces developments in interior design. Before heading to Kersal Moor were he learns more about the Lancashire dialect.

Jan 6, 2016
St Helens to Knutsford
Season 7Episode 430 min

St Helens to Knutsford

Michael begins this part of his journey in Merseyside, here he looks at the art of modern glassmaking and explores how buildings like Crystal Palace were constructed.

Jan 7, 2016
Ashley to Alton
Season 7Episode 530 min

Ashley to Alton

Michael heads to Ashley to explore villas with multiple chimneys. He then goes to Macclesfield, were he finds the end of the Silk Route. He then heads to Alton Towers to explore the modern theme park.

Jan 8, 2016
Dover to Lewes
Season 7Episode 630 min

Dover to Lewes

Michael heads from Dover to Lewes and attends an opera festival in the South Downs.

Jan 11, 2016
Newhaven to Worthing
Season 7Episode 730 min

Newhaven to Worthing

Michael heads from Newhaven to Worthing and picks some tomatoes.

Jan 12, 2016
Littlehampton to Beaulieu
Season 7Episode 830 min

Littlehampton to Beaulieu

Michael journeys from Littlehampton to Beaulieu, where he gets the chance to drive the first motor car.

Jan 13, 2016
Lymington Town to Exmouth
Season 7Episode 930 min

Lymington Town to Exmouth

Michael journeys from Lymington Town to Exmouth, where he discovers a forgotten local artist.

Jan 14, 2016
Plymouth to Porthcurno
Season 7Episode 1030 min

Plymouth to Porthcurno

Michael journeys from Plymouth to Porthcurno and learns how to make the perfect pasty.

Jan 15, 2016
Birmingham to Worcester
Season 7Episode 1130 min

Birmingham to Worcester

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain. Michael Portillo blasts off from Birmingham's jewellery quarter to the sound of the Acme whistle.
Jan 18, 2016
Redditch to Gloucester
Season 7Episode 1230 min

Redditch to Gloucester

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain. Michael heads for the sharp end of the Victorian industrial revolution at a needle manufactory in Redditch.
Jan 19, 2016
Stroud to Bath
Season 7Episode 1330 min

Stroud to Bath

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain. Michael takes pot luck on the snooker table as he investigates the Victorian origins of the game.
Jan 20, 2016
Bristol to Glastonbury
Season 7Episode 1430 min

Bristol to Glastonbury

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain. Michael experiences a Victorian tannery. Reaching Glastonbury, Michael heads for the mystical abbey.
Jan 21, 2016
Bridgwater to Dartmoor
Season 7Episode 1530 min

Bridgwater to Dartmoor

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain. Michael stands trial at the Bloody Assizes in Taunton and gets to grips with a miracle of Victorian engineering.
Jan 22, 2016
Ashford to Sevenoaks
Season 7Episode 1630 min

Ashford to Sevenoaks

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain. Michael begins a new journey in Ashford, Kent, lending a hand at a state-of-the-art train maintenance plant.
Jan 25, 2016
East Grinstead to Guildford
Season 7Episode 1730 min

East Grinstead to Guildford

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain. At East Grinstead, Michael dons a boiler suit and takes to the footplate of a loco on the Bluebell Railway.
Jan 26, 2016
Woking to Walton-on-Thames
Season 7Episode 1830 min

Woking to Walton-on-Thames

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain. Michael uncovers the story of Britain's first purpose-built crematorium, a response to overcrowded cemeteries.
Jan 27, 2016
Hampton Court to Teddington
Season 7Episode 1930 min

Hampton Court to Teddington

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain. Michael is treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of the world's longest vine at Hampton Court Palace.
Jan 28, 2016
Egham to Henley-on-Thames
Season 7Episode 2030 min

Egham to Henley-on-Thames

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain. In Egham, a perfectly preserved, historic steam fair offers the original white-knuckle ride.
Jan 29, 2016

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