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 5, 2024

Seasons

15

Episodes

270

Language

English

Production Companies

Talkback ThamesFremantle UK

Networks

BBC Two

Northallerton to Chester-Le-Street
S15E15

Northallerton to Chester-Le-Street

Michael Portillo confronts a detachment of Gurkhas, produces a fine heritage cheese and discovers a monster cracker, which is key to making plastic.

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