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Great British Railway Journeys is next on TV on Friday 16 October at 3:15 pm on BBC Two England. The episode is Dumfries to Auchinleck, Season 16, Episode 10.

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Dumfries to Auchinleck

Season 16 · Episode 10

3:15 pm 3:45 pm Friday 16 October

On BBC Two England (2)

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Great British Railway Journeys is scheduled to air at these times (may include spoilers):

Tue 13
3:15 pm ends 3:45 pm

2

St Bees to Grange-over-Sands — Great British Railway Journeys

Season 16 · Episode 7

Michael Portillo continues his railway tour, travelling along the Cumbrian Coast Line. Outside of Egremont, he visits Florence Mine, an old iron ore mine transformed into an arts centre and producing vibrant pigments from the haematite. In Ulverston, Michael discovers the cradle of Quakerism at Swarthmoor Hall, where secret meetings were once held by Quaker founder George Fox
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Wed 14
3:15 pm ends 3:45 pm

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Maryport to Penrith — Great British Railway Journeys

Season 16 · Episode 8

Michael Portillo's railway journey through Cumbria and Dumfriesshire heads to the hills as he follows in the footsteps of the Lakeland poets. In Keswick, he retraces the walks of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, discovering how one of his legendary routes has been used as a form of therapy. Michael also visits the ruins of Lowther Castle, once a grand gothic estate, now reborn as a garden
More Details for Great British Railway Journeys, Wed 14, 3:15 pm
Thu 15
3:15 pm ends 3:45 pm

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Aspatria to Carlisle — Great British Railway Journeys

Season 16 · Episode 9

Michael Portillo travels through Cumbria from Aspatria to Carlisle, meeting a couple who swapped their old life for organic dairy farming
More Details for Great British Railway Journeys, Thu 15, 3:15 pm
Fri 16
3:15 pm ends 3:45 pm

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Dumfries to Auchinleck — Great British Railway Journeys

Season 16 · Episode 10

Michael concludes his journey from Cumbria to Dumfries and Galloway by crossing the Solway Firth, where he visits the last home of Scotland's Bard Robert Burns. Further north into the Lowther Hills, Michael strikes gold in the rich geological landscape around Wanlockhead, Scotland's highest village, and rides a charming heritage industrial railway across the stunning terrain. His journey ends at the spectacular Palladian mansion of Dumfries House, home to a world-class Chippendale furniture collection and the headquarters of the King's Foundation
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Mon 19
3:15 pm ends 3:45 pm

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Shrewsbury to Telford — Great British Railway Journeys

Season 16 · Episode 11

Michael Portillo begins a tour of the Midlands with a journey from Shrewsbury to Telford. Armed with a longbow, Michael re-enacts the Battle of Shrewsbury, where the rebel Harry Hotspur challenged King Henry IV for the throne of England in 1403. He then marvels at the gothic beauty of Shrewsbury Cathedral before riding the Telford Steam Railway's flagship locomotive along the revived Wellington to Craven Arms line
More Details for Great British Railway Journeys, Mon 19, 3:15 pm
Tue 20
3:15 pm ends 3:45 pm

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Ironbridge to Coseley — Great British Railway Journeys

Season 16 · Episode 12

In Ironbridge Gorge on the River Severn, Michael Portillo explores this hotbed of industrial innovation and takes a ride on a replica of the world's first steam locomotive. He also investigates the rich heritage of the Black Country in Wolverhampton with a lesson in 'yam yam'. In Coseley, Michael discovers that one of the area's most successful industries, brickmaking, continues at Ketley Brick
More Details for Great British Railway Journeys, Tue 20, 3:15 pm
Wed 21
3:15 pm ends 3:45 pm

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Dudley to West Bromwich — Great British Railway Journeys

Season 16 · Episode 13

Michael Portillo boards a barge on the Dudley Canal and travels through the second longest navigable tunnel in the UK, while marvelling at a vast cave known as the Singing Cavern. At nearby Wren's Nest, a former limestone quarry that's now part of Unesco's Black Country Geopark, he discovers an ancient seabed. In the town of Smethwick, Michael speaks to the son of 1960's anti-racist activist
More Details for Great British Railway Journeys, Wed 21, 3:15 pm
Thu 22
3:15 pm ends 3:45 pm

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Birmingham New Street to Wednesbury — Great British Railway Journeys

Season 16 · Episode 14

Michael Portillo heads to Birmingham's Curzon Street for a tour of the HS2 terminus, which is still under construction. He also visits Firmin and Sons, the oldest private manufacturing firm in the UK, which dates back to 1655 and is still making buttons for the royal family and the military
More Details for Great British Railway Journeys, Thu 22, 3:15 pm
Fri 23
3:15 pm ends 3:45 pm

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Solihull to Birmingham International — Great British Railway Journeys

Season 16 · Episode 15

On the final leg of his tour of the Midlands, Michael Portillo travels to the Land Rover factory in Solihull, which produced the first model in the 1940s. In Hall Green, he visits the childhood neighbourhood of author JRR Tolkien and learns how the peaceful rural setting of Sarehole Mill provided inspiration for the fantasy world of Middle Earth in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
More Details for Great British Railway Journeys, Fri 23, 3:15 pm
Sat 24
4:50 am ends 6:00 am

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Blaenau Ffestiniog to Barmouth — Great British Railway Journeys

Season 12 · Episode 14

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
More Details for Great British Railway Journeys, Sat 24, 4:50 am
Sun 25
3:35 am ends 4:00 am

57

Ealing Broadway to South Kensington — Great British Railway Journeys

Season 10 · Episode 13

Michael Portillo reaches London on his rail journey from Warwick to Rye in East Sussex. In Ealing, he is transformed for the silver screen by expert hair and make-up, before travelling to Fulham, where he heads underground to explore London's new super sewer. Then, Michael visits the London School of Economics and Political Science in central London, before finally arriving in Kensington
More Details for Great British Railway Journeys, Sun 25, 3:35 am
Sun 25
4:00 am ends 4:25 am

57

Piccadilly Circus to Gravesend — Great British Railway Journeys

Season 10 · Episode 14

Michael Portillo journeys from Piccadilly Circus to Gravesend, visiting an exotic West End store that was popular among Victorian women and hearing how a Russian ballet company took London by storm in 1909. He also discovers the origins of netball and gymslips at North Kent College and meets the pilots of the Port of London Authority, founded in the early 20th century
More Details for Great British Railway Journeys, Sun 25, 4:00 am
Sun 25
4:25 am ends 4:50 am

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East Malling to Rye — Great British Railway Journeys

Season 10 · Episode 15

Michael Portillo heads from Warwick to Rye in East Sussex. In the orchards of East Malling, Kent, Michael discovers how the Edwardians' serious attitude towards cultivation bears fruit even now. In Folkestone, he hears how the town coped with an influx of more than 100,000 refugees fleeing the German invasion in 1914. In the High Weald, Michael heads for Tenterden Town and the light railway that opened in 1900. His final stop is the medieval Cinque Port of Rye, where he tours the home and garden of author Henry James
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Mon 26
3:00 pm ends 3:30 pm

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Loughton to Audley End — Great British Railway Journeys

Season 16 · Episode 16

Michael Portillo embarks on a journey around Essex. He starts out in the ancient woodland of Epping Forest and visits a historic London Transport signal cabin in Epping which has been preserved by enthusiasts. He then visits the home of Harlow's chief architect Frederic Gibberd, who talks about his plans for the town, before reaching Audley End, where he sees a miniature railway and learns of Audley End House's role as a secret wartime military school
More Details for Great British Railway Journeys, Mon 26, 3:00 pm
Tue 27
3:00 pm ends 3:30 pm

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Romford to the Blackwater Estuary — Great British Railway Journeys

Season 16 · Episode 17

Michael Portillo's exploration of Essex continues in Romford. He arrives on the London Overground's Liberty Line to visit a state-of-the-art rail operating centre and discovers how signallers and operators control the movements of over 4,000 trains a day. On the River Blackwater, he takes a trip to the Ross Revenge ship, home to Radio Caroline since the 1980's
More Details for Great British Railway Journeys, Tue 27, 3:00 pm

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St Bees to Grange-over-Sands — Great British Railway Journeys

Maryport to Penrith — Great British Railway Journeys

Aspatria to Carlisle — Great British Railway Journeys

Dumfries to Auchinleck — Great British Railway Journeys

Shrewsbury to Telford — Great British Railway Journeys

Ironbridge to Coseley — Great British Railway Journeys

Dudley to West Bromwich — Great British Railway Journeys

Birmingham New Street to Wednesbury — Great British Railway Journeys

Solihull to Birmingham International — Great British Railway Journeys

Blaenau Ffestiniog to Barmouth — Great British Railway Journeys

Ealing Broadway to South Kensington — Great British Railway Journeys

Piccadilly Circus to Gravesend — Great British Railway Journeys

East Malling to Rye — Great British Railway Journeys

Loughton to Audley End — Great British Railway Journeys

Romford to the Blackwater Estuary — Great British Railway Journeys

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