Great British Railway Journeys

Name: Great British Railway Journeys
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Michael Portillo

2010 · 16 seasons · 290 eps · ★ 7.4 · Documentary

Returning Series

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.

Directed by Cassie Farrell

Network: BBC Two

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★ 8.52012

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Turn Back Time · 2010

Turn Back Time

★ 8.52010

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Great American Railroad Journeys · 2016

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Great Asian Railway Journeys · 2020

Great Asian Railway Journeys

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Michael Portillo is in Southeast Asia, armed with his 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook. It will lead him on a spectacular 2,500-mile railway adventure across six countries. He explores towering megacities and magnificent mosques.

Richard III: The Unseen Story · 2013

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★ 6.02013

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Great Indian Railway Journeys · 2018

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★ 6.02018

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