Great British Railway Journeys - Season 6
Season 6
Network
Episodes20
DatesJan 5, 2015 - Jan 30, 2015
Episodes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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