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Great British Railway JourneysSeries 16Episodes

  1. Mon 12 Oct 202615:15
    BBC Two

    Windermere to Sellafield

    6/20Michael Portillo begins a railway tour of Cumbria and Dumfriesshire.(R)

  2. Tue 13 Oct 202615:15
    BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD

    St Bees to Grange-over-Sands

    7/20Michael Portillo travels along the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line.(R)

  3. Wed 14 Oct 202615:15
    BBC Two

    Maryport to Penrith

    8/20Michael's railway journey continues as he follows in the footsteps of the Lakeland poets.(R)

  4. Thu 15 Oct 202615:15
    BBC Two

    Aspatria to Carlisle

    9/20Michael’s railway journey takes him to the rolling countryside around Aspatria.(R)

  5. Fri 16 Oct 202615:15
    BBC Two

    Dumfries to Auchinleck

    10/20Michael concludes his journey from Cumbria to Dumfriesshire by crossing the Solway Firth.(R)

  6. Mon 19 Oct 202615:15
    BBC Two England & HD only

    Shrewsbury to Telford

    11/20Michael Portillo re-enacts the Battle of Shrewsbury and explores the town's cathedral.(R)

  7. Tue 20 Oct 202615:15
    BBC Two England & HD only

    Ironbridge to Coseley

    12/20Michael is in Ironbridge Gorge on the River Severn, a hotbed of 18th-century innovation.(R)

  8. Wed 21 Oct 202615:15
    BBC Two HD & England only

    Dudley to West Bromwich

    13/20Michael Portillo boards a barge on the Dudley Canal and discovers an ancient seabed.(R)

  9. Thu 22 Oct 202615:15
    BBC Two England & HD only

    Birmingham New Street to Wednesbury

    14/20Arriving in Birmingham, Michael heads to Curzon Street for a tour of the HS2 terminus.(R)

  10. Fri 23 Oct 202615:15
    BBC Two England & HD only

    Solihull to Birmingham International

    15/20On the last leg of his Midlands tour, Michael travels to Solihull, home of the Land Rover.(R)