Great British Railway Journeys

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  • : 285
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  • BBC Two
  • 18
  • Documentary Travel

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2x1
Brighton to Crystal Palace
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Michael finds out about Brighton's Victorian aquarium
2x2
Waterloo to Canary Wharf
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2/25. Michael explores the changing fortunes of London's docks.
2x3
Enfield to Cambridge
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Michael Portillo visits the Government Arms Factory at Enfield, the largest machine shop in Europe in George Bradshaw's day; discovers how the trains transformed Newmarket's races and .. show full overview
2x4
Ely to King's Lynn
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Michael goes fishing with the last eel trapper on the Fens at Ely.
2x5
Dereham to Cromer
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Michael gets the rare chance to drive a heritage diesel train.
2x6
Ledbury to Shrewsbury
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Michael visits the world's first iron-framed building in Shrewsbury.
2x7
Telford to Wrexham
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Michael explores historic Chirk castle and has a go at making traditional Cheshire cheese.
2x8
Chester to Conwy
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Michael visits Chester's Roman remains and goes mussel fishing on the Conwy estuary.
2x9
Llanrwst to Porthmadog
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Michael visits the Victorian slate capital of Blaenau Ffestiniog in the Conwy valley.
2x10
Llanberis to Holyhead
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Michael takes the train to the top of Wales's highest peak, Mount Snowdon.
2x11
Newcastle to Chester-le-Street
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Michael Portillo visits the first locomotive factory in the world.
2x12
Durham to Grosmont
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Michael Portillo visits the historic Durham Cathedral and takes a Dracula tour in Whitby.
2x13
York to Saltaire
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Michael Portillo takes a Turkish bath in the famous spa town of Harrogate.
2x14
Batley to Sheffield
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Michael Portillo finds out about shoddy, a successful 19th-century recycling industry.
2x15
Langley Mill to Melton Mowbray
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Michael finds out how trains transformed the traditional British sport of fox hunting.
2x16
London Bridge to Chatham
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Michael visits the Royal Observatory at Greenwich to see how the railways standardised time, takes a walk through the world's first underwater tunnel at Rotherhithe and explores the historic Dockyards at Chatham
2x17
Aylesford to Tunbridge Wells
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Michael explores the life of Victorian hop pickers, finds out about Maidstone's revolutionary paper industry and discovers how the railways turned cricket into a national sport
2x18
Canterbury to Margate
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Michael finds out how Canterbury Cathedral was saved during the Baedecker raids of World War II, goes whelk fishing in Whitstable and explores the origins of a seaside swim in Margate.
2x19
Sandwich to Folkestone
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Michael explores a secret port that ran the first train ferries to France carrying vital supplies during World War I, visits Walmer castle, the home of the Duke of Wellington and .. show full overview
2x20
Hythe to Hastings
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Michael discovers a hardy breed of sheep on the atmospheric Romney Marsh, explores Kent's new sparkling wine industry and finds out why the Victorians went mad for ferns in Hastings
2x21
Ayr to Paisley
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Michael visits the hometown of Robbie Burns and finds out how to make haggis, discovers how the railways transformed the game of golf in Prestwick, and uncovers the story of the great Victorian tartan hoax in Paisley
2x22
Dumbarton to Tyndrum
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Michael explores the historic Dumbarton shipyards that built the Cutty Sark, visits one of Queen Victoria's favourite haunts, Loch Lomond, and goes hunting for gold in Scotland's mountains
2x23
Oban to Corrour
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Michael discovers how trains spread the word about Oban whisky, hears about the heroic struggle to build a railway across the desolate Rannoch Moor, and visits Corrour, one of the favourite shooting estates of the Victorian political elite
2x24
Roybridge to Glenfinnan
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Michael investigates one of the great geological mysteries of the 19th Century, the parallel roads of Glenroy. Plus, he finds out how the Victorians put a weather observatory on the top .. show full overview
2x25
Lochailort to Skye
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Michael discovers how the railways helped train the first generation of commandos at Lochailort in World War II, finds out why langoustines have replaced herrings as the top catch in the .. show full overview