Great Coastal Railway Journeys

  • Premiered: Jan 2022
  • Episodes: 75
  • Followers: 2
  • Running
  • BBC Two
  • Monday at 18
  • Documentary

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Season 2
2x1
Douglas to Port Erin
Episode overview
Air date
May 22, 2023
Michael Portillo embarks on another railway adventure across and beyond the United Kingdom, beginning on the self-governing Isle of Man – a paradise for rail lovers.
2x2
Liverpool to Blackpool
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Air date
May 23, 2023
From the Isle of Man, Michael Portillo crosses the Irish Sea, bound for the mighty port of Liverpool and its historic waterfront.
2x3
Morecambe to Grange-over-Sands
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Air date
May 24, 2023
Michael Portillo continues his rail journey, learning to make potted shrimp at Morecambe Bay, helping clip the topiaries at Levens Hall and visiting Cartmel's 12th-century priory.
2x4
Ulverston to Ravenglass
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May 25, 2023
Michael Portillo is in Cumbria, enjoying one of the most spectacular coastal railway journeys in Britain. He takes to the lake in Ulverston and hikes up Black Combe.
2x5
St Bees to Maryport
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May 26, 2023
On the last leg of his railway journey around the north west coast of England, Michael meets a lifelong fan of Alfred Wainwright’s famous guidebooks.
2x6
Middlesbrough to Boulby
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Air date
May 29, 2023
Michael's journey propels him in search of the unknown universe in Boulby, North Yorkshire, as he joins the hunt for dark matter in the deepest mine in Britain.
2x7
Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay
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May 30, 2023
Michael Portillo travels from Whitby, where he explores the port’s shipbuilding and seafaring heritage, to Robin Hood's Bay, a former smuggling haven.
2x8
Scarborough to Bridlington
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May 31, 2023
Michael Portillo is in the seaside resort of Scarborough to explore one of the greatest royal fortresses in England.
2x9
Hornsea to Spurn Point
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Air date
Jun 01, 2023
Michael Portillo travels from the pretty seaside resort of Hornsea, famous for its distinctive pottery, to Spurn Point, where Michael learns about a life-saving 19th-century invention.
2x10
Grimsby to Humberston Fitties
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Air date
Jun 02, 2023
Michael Portillo has reached Lincolnshire, where his coastal railway journey from Middlesbrough ends. In Grimsby, he investigates an important new stage in the town’s history.
2x11
Ballarena to Giant's Causeway
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Jun 05, 2023
Michael Portillo is on Northern Ireland’s spectacular Causeway Coast to begin a railway journey that takes him along the north and east coasts of Ireland through the provinces of Ulster and Leinster.
2x12
Ballymena to Carrickfergus
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Jun 06, 2023
Michael Portillo is in the glens of Antrim, where Ireland’s folklore and magical myths flourish and he is transfixed by tales of fairies and legends of the sea.
2x13
Bangor to Belfast
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Air date
Jun 07, 2023
Michael Portillo is in Bangor, County Down, en route to the Northern Irish capital, Belfast.
2x14
Carlingford to Dublin
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Jun 08, 2023
Michael Portillo continues his railway journey along the Atlantic and Irish Sea coasts of Ireland, travelling from Newry into the Republic. He helps shake bags of oysters and visits an ancient cairn.
2x15
Dun Laoghaire to Rosslare
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Air date
Jun 09, 2023
Michael Portillo begins the final leg of his railway journey, beginning in the harbour town of Dun Laoghaire.
2x16
Weymouth to Lulworth
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Jun 12, 2023
Michael is on a rail journey across the southern coast of England, beginning in Dorset. He takes to the water in Portland Harbour and hears the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.
2x17
Kimmeridge to Brownsea Island
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Jun 13, 2023
Michael alights at Wareham to visit Dorset’s internationally renowned Jurassic Coast. He heads through Swanage, Poole and Sandbanks before ending his journey on Brownsea Island.
2x18
Southampton to Isle of Wight
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Air date
Jun 14, 2023
Michael heads from a bustling Southampton to the Isle of Wight, where he rides the island’s railway, made up of recycled London Underground trains.
2x19
Lee-on-the-Solent to Bosham
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Air date
Jun 15, 2023
Michael helps out at a coastguard training centre, visits the harbour master at the great maritime city of Portsmouth and learns about conservation projects in Chichester.
2x20 Season finale
Fishbourne to Seaford
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Air date
Jun 16, 2023
The final leg of Michael's journey begins in Fishbourne, the location of one of the most significant Roman sites in Britain.

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