Great British Railway Journeys

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.

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Status

Returning Series

Original Name

Great British Railway Journeys

First Air Date

January 4, 2010

Last Air Date

April 9, 2025

Seasons

16

Episodes

280

Language

English

Production Companies

Talkback ThamesFremantle UK

Networks

BBC Two

Dumfries to Auchinleck
S16E10

Dumfries to Auchinleck

Michael concludes his journey from Cumbria to Dumfriesshire by crossing the Solway Firth into Scotland, where he visits the beautifully preserved last home of Scotland’s greatest poet, Robert Burns.

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