Great British Railway Journeys

Name: Great British Railway Journeys
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010-01-04T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 29 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Michael Portillo

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

Episodes

280

Language

English

Production Companies

Talkback Thames Fremantle UK

Networks

BBC Two

S16E09

Aspatria to Carlisle

Michael Portillo’s railway journey through Cumbria and Dumfriesshire takes him to the rolling countryside around Aspatria to meet a couple who swapped their old life for organic dairy farming.

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