Great British Railway Journeys TV Listings
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Fri 20Blaenau Ffestiniog to Barmouth — Great British Railway Journeys
In the Welsh mountains of Snowdonia, Michael Portillo reaches an abandoned mine with an art-related history. He also explores the harbour town of Porthmadog, and the fantasy village Portmeirion, crafted by architect Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis, and made famous by The Prisoner TV series
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Sat 21Cromer to Cambridge — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo embarks on train journeys through Edwardian Britain, exploring the grand estates of Norfolk and a bivouac on Brownsea Island on the way. He also learns the ropes aboard an Edwardian wherry on the Norfolk Broads
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Sat 21Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo explores an Edwardian utopia in Letchworth, where he meets a fourth generation citizen who introduces him to the town's community spirit. He then heads towards London, and discovers a favoured haunt of King Edward VII, before sampling the monarch's favourite tipple, the King's Ginger
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Sat 21Croydon to Shoreham-by-Sea — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo arrives in Croydon, where he hears the story of a mixed-race composer who was once celebrated but is now forgotten. At Three Bridges station, he is delighted to find a recently built depot and its fleet of new Class 700 trains - and is given the great honour of washing one down. In Lewes, he makes a beeline for Charleston, the home of artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, and in Shoreham-by-Sea, Michael discovers how magnificent Edwardians in flying machines took off from the oldest licensed airport in the country
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Sat 21Chichester to Cowes — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo heads to Chichester, West Sussex, where he encounters an Edwardian motoring duo patronised by King Edward VII. After a grand tour of their factory, he is treated to some rest and relaxation in one of their finest vehicles. Arriving in the resort of Southsea, Hampshire, Michael heads for the King's Theatre, where he treads the boards in a community production of Lads in the Village. Crossing the Solent, the presenter boards the Island Line to travel along the pier in a 1930s London Underground carriage, then hops on to the Isle of Wight heritage line bound for Wootton
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Sun 22Swanwick to Brownsea Island — Great British Railway Journeys
In Dorset, Michael Portillo visits Brownsea Island, where Robert Baden Powell began the scout movement in the early 20th century. Joining a group of present scouts, the presenter learns to build a bivouac and finds out what it is about scouting that still appeals to boys - and girls - today. In the New Forest, Michael searches out some unsung heroes of the First World War - the ponies who became war horses - and hears their story from a commoner who runs a stable and riding school. Then in Bournemouth, the one-time MP investigates a very British institution - the beach hut
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Sun 22Whitland to Swansea — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo embarks on the first leg of a journey from the coalfields of South Wales to the southernmost tip of Cornwall, travelling from Whitland, Carmarthenshire, to Swansea
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Sun 22Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo travels from Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale in Wales. Along the way, he visits the Royal Mint in Llantrisant and Cardiff Arms Park, scene of the first Welsh victory over the All Blacks back in 1905. In Cardiff Bay, Michael discovers the departure point for one of the Edwardian era's most famous expeditions - Scott's ill-fated voyage to the Antarctic
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Sun 22Newport to Clevedon — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo arrives in Newport, Gwent, where he learns about the heroism of a young boy who was awarded the Albert Medal, before visiting a cinema dating from 1912 in Clevedon
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Mon 23Taunton to Newton Abbot — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo travels between Taunton and Newton Abbot. Along the way he joins in with a fertility dance in Stogumber, visits a celebrated garden at Hestercombe to discover the fruits of an unusual partnership, and enjoys a trip aboard the longest heritage line in England
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Mon 23Plymouth to the Lizard — Great British Railway Journeys
On the trail of an historic achievement made at the dawn of the Edwardian era, Michael Portillo investigates the first radio signal to be sent across the Atlantic. Then, in Plymouth, he uncovers what happened to surviving crew members of the most famous ocean liner in history, the Titanic. Later, at Fowey, the former politician rediscovers a lost literary figure known as Q, who immortalised the town in his novels
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Mon 23Hull to Malton — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo embarks on the first leg of a journey from East Yorkshire to Caernarfon, beginning by travelling from the city of Hull to the North Yorkshire market town of Malton
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Mon 23York to Frizinghall — Great British Railway Journeys
Armed with his Edwardian Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo conducts important research in an historic tea room, built by an Edwardian immigrant to the city of York. In Leeds he discovers the city's textile heritage, and also investigates Bradford's musical heritage
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Tue 24Sheffield to Nantwich — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo travels to the steel city of Sheffield where he discovers an early 20th century steam engine which produced armour plates for a Royal Navy warship. Then, Michael heads south into Nottinghamshire and to the former pit village of Eastwood, before arriving in Nantwich, where he takes a dip in the briny
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Tue 24Liverpool to Dolgarrog — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo travels between Liverpool and Wales. Along the way he discovers a childhood favourite - a miniature tank engine with three carriages in dark red - made by Frank Hornby, and learns the story of a Welsh countess who lived in Gwrych Castle. In Snowdonia, he also rides the waves with a Welsh surfing champion
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Tue 24Criccieth to Caernarfon — Great British Railway Journeys
In picturesque Snowdonia, Michael Portillo braves the fastest zip line in the world - stretching 1,500 feet across a vast slate quarry as he begins the last leg of his journey to Caernarfon. En route, he also visits the home of British mountaineering, Pen y Gwryd, to hear how an Edwardian journalist and poet created a climbing community, which grew to include men who would conquer Everest in the 1950s
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Tue 24Warrington to Preston — Great British Railway Journeys
Armed with his early 20th century Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo sets off on the first leg of a trip through Britain's industrial heartlands in the footsteps of George V, beginning by travelling from Warrington to Preston
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Wed 25Blackburn to Manchester — Great British Railway Journeys
In Blackburn, Michael Portillo catches a rare glimpse of Edwardian life on celluloid and marvels at how factory workers and schoolchildren alike were drawn to seek fame on film. Continuing east to Nelson, Michael braves the enemy camp to have a pint of tea with the socialist working classes in Britain's last Clarion House
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Wed 25Manchester to Elsecar — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo visits Heaton Park in Manchester, where one of the first open air concerts was held in 1909, before travelling on to the town of Oldham. Michael then ventures to Edale in the Peak District, where he joins ramblers in walking country, and learns how a Sheffield socialist spearheaded a mass trespassing revolt to open up the countryside to working people
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Wed 25Maltby to Hinckley — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo journeys from Maltby to Hinckley, investigating the high-octane sport of whippet racing and trying to understand the appeal of Marmite. Plus, he has a look around the Triumph motorcycle factory and learns about the first of these vehicles to be built
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Wed 25Birmingham to the Potteries — Great British Railway Journeys
Armed with his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo reaches Birmingham and discovers how a radical reformer made his mark on the 'city of a thousand trades'. At Highbury Hall, he finds Joseph Chamberlain's mansion home and hears how he established a political dynasty including a prime minister and a foreign secretary. Next stop is Cradley Heath, once one of five chain-making towns in the West Midlands. At the centre of Britain's ceramic industry in Stoke-on-Trent, Michael visits Wedgwood, established by 'Queen's Potter' Josiah Wedgwood in 1759 and visited in 1913 by King George V and Queen Mary
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Thu 26Newry to Portadown — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo sets off on the first leg of a journey across Northern Ireland to Argyll and Bute. Beginning in Newry, he finds a specially chartered train that would deliver demonstrators campaigning for Irish Home Rule to a rally in the town. On the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic at Glaslough, Michael discovers a christening robe belonging to Sir Winston Churchill
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Thu 26Belfast to Portrush — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo travels from Belfast to Portrush, he investigates the work of author and Narnia creator CS Lewis and learns how religion influenced Lewis's work. Michael also visits the Royal Portrush Golf Club to find out how Ireland's female population dominated the fairways at the time of his guide
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Thu 26Larne to Dumfries — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo continues his journey from Northern Ireland across the water to Scotland. Leaving from the seaport of Larne, he reaches Stranraer and the Mull of Galloway, where in a lighthouse built by railway engineer Robert Stevenson he discovers a magnificent machine, installed at the turn of the 20th-century
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Thu 26Glasgow to Cumbrae — Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo journeys from Glasgow to Cumbrae, with his early 20th-century Bradshaw's guide in hand, he is put to work behind the scenes at Glasgow's circular subway. He also explores the future of shipbuilding on the Clyde and hears how one woman led a successful mass protest against high rents in the city's notorious tenements
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