Great British Railway Journeys (2010) — Watch, Cast & Overview

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Country: United Kingdom · Type: Documentary

Genres: Documentary, Travel

Years: 2010

Seasons: 16 · Status: Continuing

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

Seasons (16)

Season 1

4 Jan 2010 – 29 Jan 2010 · 20 episodes

1Liverpool to Eccles4 Jan 2010
2Manchester to Bury5 Jan 2010
3Todmorden to York6 Jan 2010
4Pontefract to Bridlington7 Jan 2010
5Filey to Scarborough8 Jan 2010
6Preston to Morecambe11 Jan 2010
7Settle to Garsdale12 Jan 2010
8Windermere to Kendal13 Jan 2010
9Carlisle to Glasgow14 Jan 2010
10Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy15 Jan 2010
11Swindon to Bristol18 Jan 2010
12Yatton to Weston Super Mare19 Jan 2010
13Torquay to Totnes20 Jan 2010
14Bugle to Mevagissey21 Jan 2010
15Truro to Penzance22 Jan 2010
16Buxton to Matlock25 Jan 2010
17Cromford to Burton-on-Trent26 Jan 2010
18Walsall to Bournville27 Jan 2010
19Coventry to Watford28 Jan 2010
20St Pancras to Westminster29 Jan 2010

Season 2

3 Jan 2011 – 4 Feb 2011 · 25 episodes

1Brighton to Crystal Palace3 Jan 2011
2Waterloo to Canary Wharf4 Jan 2011
3Enfield to Cambridge5 Jan 2011
4Ely to King's Lynn6 Jan 2011
5Dereham to Cromer7 Jan 2011
6Ledbury to Shrewsbury10 Jan 2011
7Telford to Wrexham11 Jan 2011
8Chester to Conwy12 Jan 2011
9Llanrwst to Porthmadog13 Jan 2011
10Llanberis to Holyhead14 Jan 2011
11Newcastle to Chester-le-Street17 Jan 2011
12Durham to Grosmont18 Jan 2011
13York to Saltaire19 Jan 2011
14Batley to Sheffield20 Jan 2011
15Langley Mill to Melton Mowbray21 Jan 2011
16London Bridge to Chatham24 Jan 2011
17Aylesford to Tunbridge Wells25 Jan 2011
18Canterbury to Margate26 Jan 2011
19Sandwich to Folkestone27 Jan 2011
20Hythe to Hastings28 Jan 2011
21Ayr to Paisley31 Jan 2011
22Dumbarton to Tyndrum1 Feb 2011
23Oban to Corrour2 Feb 2011
24Roybridge to Glenfinnan3 Feb 2011
25Lochailort to Skye4 Feb 2011

Season 3

2 Jan 2012 – 3 Feb 2012 · 25 episodes

1Great Yarmouth to Beccles2 Jan 2012
2Darsham to Felixstowe3 Jan 2012
3Sudbury to Southend4 Jan 2012
4Epping to Hackney5 Jan 2012
5Fenchurch to Embankment6 Jan 2012
6Windsor to Didcot9 Jan 2012
7Reading to Alton10 Jan 2012
8Winchester to Isle of Wight11 Jan 2012
9Brockenhurst to Poole12 Jan 2012
10Wareham to Portland13 Jan 2012
11Oxford to Pershore16 Jan 2012
12Hartlebury to Great Malvern17 Jan 2012
13Lydney to Newport18 Jan 2012
14Cardiff to Brecon19 Jan 2012
15Port Talbot to Milford Haven20 Jan 2012
16Berwick-upon-Tweed to Morpeth23 Jan 2012
17Bardon Mill to Wigton24 Jan 2012
18Cockermouth to Eskdale25 Jan 2012
19Kirkby-in-Furness to Lancaster26 Jan 2012
20Heysham to Snaefell27 Jan 2012
21Bray to Dublin30 Jan 2012
22Enfield to Drogheda31 Jan 2012
23Dundalk to Portadown1 Feb 2012
24Belfast to Whitehead2 Feb 2012
25Ballymoney to Londonderry3 Feb 2012

Season 4

7 Jan 2013 – 8 Feb 2013 · 25 episodes

1High Wycombe to Stratford-upon-Avon7 Jan 2013
2Birmingham to Stafford8 Jan 2013
3Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford9 Jan 2013
4Dudley to Bridgnorth10 Jan 2013
5Welshpool to Aberystwyth11 Jan 2013
6Portsmouth to Gomshall14 Jan 2013
7Woking to Clapham Junction15 Jan 2013
8London Victoria to Abbey Wood16 Jan 2013
9London King's Cross to Peterborough17 Jan 2013
10Spalding to Grimsby18 Jan 2013
11Stirling to Invergowrie21 Jan 2013
12Dundee to Aberdeen22 Jan 2013
13Dufftown to Aviemore23 Jan 2013
14Inverness to Plockton24 Jan 2013
15Invergordon to John O'Groats25 Jan 2013
16London Paddington to Warminster28 Jan 2013
17Salisbury to Castle Cary29 Jan 2013
18Taunton to Minehead30 Jan 2013
19Lynton and Lynmouth to Exeter31 Jan 2013
20Exmouth to Newton Abbot1 Feb 2013
21Killarney to Cobh4 Feb 2013
22Charleville to Waterford5 Feb 2013
23Kilkenny to Athy6 Feb 2013
24Newbridge to Roscrea7 Feb 2013
25Athlone to Galway8 Feb 2013

Season 5

6 Jan 2014 – 31 Jan 2014 · 20 episodes

1Manchester to Birkenhead6 Jan 2014
2Southport to Leyland7 Jan 2014
3Preston to Rochdale8 Jan 2014
4Haworth to Huddersfield9 Jan 2014
5Honley to Chesterfield10 Jan 2014
6London Euston to Cheddington13 Jan 2014
7Bletchley to Newport Pagnell14 Jan 2014
8Northampton to Nuneaton15 Jan 2014
9Leicester to Loughborough16 Jan 2014
10Nottingham to Leeds17 Jan 2014
11Southampton to Basingstoke20 Jan 2014
12Winchfield to Crowthorne21 Jan 2014
13Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon22 Jan 2014
14Chippenham to Gloucester23 Jan 2014
15Cheltenham to Wolverhampton24 Jan 2014
16Norwich to Brandon27 Jan 2014
17Ipswich to Chelmsford28 Jan 2014
18Ilford to Rochester29 Jan 2014
19Faversham to Dorking30 Jan 2014
20Brighton to Chichester31 Jan 2014

Season 6

5 Jan 2015 – 30 Jan 2015 · 20 episodes

1Ayr to Stewarton5 Jan 2015
2Greenock to Larkhall6 Jan 2015
3Motherwell to Linlithgow7 Jan 2015
4Stirling to Pitlochry8 Jan 2015
5St Andrew's to Edinburgh9 Jan 2015
6Amersham to Regent's Park12 Jan 2015
7Deptford to West Silverton13 Jan 2015
8Stratford to London Victoria14 Jan 2015
9Covent Garden to Soho15 Jan 2015
10High Street Kensington to London Bridge16 Jan 2015
11Derby to Grantham19 Jan 2015
12Boston to Hensall20 Jan 2015
13Hessle to York21 Jan 2015
14Middlesbrough to Hexham22 Jan 2015
15Newcastle to Lindisfarne23 Jan 2015
16Pembroke Dock to Swansea26 Jan 2015
17Swansea to Hereford27 Jan 2015
18Abergavenny to Hanborough28 Jan 2015
19Oxford to Luton29 Jan 2015
20Oakham to Cambridge30 Jan 2015

Season 7

4 Jan 2016 – 29 Jan 2016 · 20 episodes

1Carlisle to Penrith4 Jan 2016
2Windermere to Carnforth5 Jan 2016
3Preston to Swinton6 Jan 2016
4St Helens to Knutsford7 Jan 2016
5Ashley to Alton8 Jan 2016
6Dover to Lewes11 Jan 2016
7Newhaven to Worthing12 Jan 2016
8Littlehampton to Beaulieu13 Jan 2016
9Lymington Town to Exmouth14 Jan 2016
10Plymouth to Porthcurno15 Jan 2016
11Birmingham to Worcester18 Jan 2016
12Redditch to Gloucester19 Jan 2016
13Stroud to Bath20 Jan 2016
14Bristol to Glastonbury21 Jan 2016
15Bridgwater to Dartmoor22 Jan 2016
16Ashford to Sevenoaks25 Jan 2016
17East Grinstead to Guildford26 Jan 2016
18Woking to Walton-on-Thames27 Jan 2016
19Hampton Court to Teddington28 Jan 2016
20Egham to Henley-on-Thames29 Jan 2016

Season 8

2 Jan 2017 – 20 Jan 2017 · 15 episodes

1The Flying Scotsman2 Jan 2017
2Welwyn Garden City to Peterborough3 Jan 2017
3Newark-on-Trent to Stockton4 Jan 2017
4Darlington to Dunbar5 Jan 2017
5Longniddry to Edinburgh6 Jan 2017
6Blackpool to Manchester Victoria9 Jan 2017
7Manchester Piccadilly to Silkstone Common10 Jan 2017
8Chapeltown to Doncaster11 Jan 2017
9Gainsborough to Ely12 Jan 2017
10Stowmarket to Harwich13 Jan 2017
11Wexford to Wicklow16 Jan 2017
12Greystones to Dublin17 Jan 2017
13Navan to Mullingar18 Jan 2017
14Dromod to Sligo19 Jan 2017
15Ballina to Westport20 Jan 2017

Season 9

1 Jan 2018 – 19 Jan 2018 · 15 episodes

1Cromer to Cambridge1 Jan 2018
2Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill2 Jan 2018
3Croydon to Shoreham-By-Sea3 Jan 2018
4Chichester to Cowes4 Jan 2018
5Swanwick to Brownsea Island5 Jan 2018
6Whitland to Swansea8 Jan 2018
7Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town9 Jan 2018
8Newport to Clevedon/Yatton/Bristol Channel10 Jan 2018
9Taunton to Newton Abbot11 Jan 2018
10Plymouth to the Lizard12 Jan 2018
11Hull to Malton15 Jan 2018
12York to Frizinghall16 Jan 2018
13Sheffield to Nantwich17 Jan 2018
14Liverpool to Dolgarrog18 Jan 2018
15Criccieth to Caernarfon19 Jan 2018

Season 10

4 Feb 2019 – 22 Feb 2019 · 15 episodes

1Warrington to Preston4 Feb 2019
2Blackburn to Manchester5 Feb 2019
3Manchester to Elsecar6 Feb 2019
4Maltby to Hinckley7 Feb 2019
5Birmingham to the Potteries8 Feb 2019
6Newry to Portadown11 Feb 2019
7Belfast to Portrush12 Feb 2019
8Larne to Dumfries13 Feb 2019
9Glasgow to Cumbrae14 Feb 2019
10Glasgow to Connel Ferry15 Feb 2019
11Warwick to Radley18 Feb 2019
12Reading to Taplow19 Feb 2019
13Ealing Broadway to South Kensington20 Feb 2019
14Piccadilly Circus to Gravesend21 Feb 2019
15East Malling to Rye22 Feb 2019

Season 11

6 Jan 2020 – 24 Jan 2020 · 15 episodes

1Newcastle to County Durham6 Jan 2020
2Kielder Forest to Edinburgh7 Jan 2020
3Falkirk to Dundee8 Jan 2020
4Dundee to Aberdeen9 Jan 2020
5Elgin to Loch Ness10 Jan 2020
6St Ives to St Day13 Jan 2020
7Truro to St Mawgan14 Jan 2020
8Bodmin to Totnes15 Jan 2020
9Paignton to Tiverton16 Jan 2020
10Taunton to Salisbury Plain17 Jan 2020
11Canterbury to Alexandra Palace20 Jan 2020
12Limehouse to Rochford21 Jan 2020
13Witham to Felixstowe22 Jan 2020
14Saxmundham to Norwich23 Jan 2020
15Attleborough to Skegness24 Jan 2020

Season 12

26 Apr 2021 – 14 May 2021 · 15 episodes

1Oxford to Abingdon26 Apr 2021
2Stoke Mandeville to Beaconsfield27 Apr 2021
3West Ruislip to Windsor28 Apr 2021
4Guildford to Aldershot29 Apr 2021
5Farnborough to Winchester30 Apr 2021
6Saxmundham to Dedham3 May 2021
7Colchester to Chadwell Heath4 May 2021
8Potters Bar to Cardington5 May 2021
9Sawbridgeworth to Cambridge6 May 2021
10Newmarket to Walsingham7 May 2021
11Crewe to Shotton10 May 2021
12Rhyl to Anglesey11 May 2021
13Bangor to Betws y Coed12 May 2021
14Blaenau Ffestiniog to Barmouth13 May 2021
15Aberystwyth to Newtown14 May 2021

Season 13

17 May 2021 – 29 May 2021 · 10 episodes

1Biggin Hill to Ashdown Forest17 May 2021
2Hassocks to Benenden18 May 2021
3Rye to Dungeness19 May 2021
4Deal to Margate20 May 2021
5Herne Bay to Leeds Castle, Kent21 May 2021
6Chislehurst to Kennington24 May 2021
7Hackney Wick to Oxford Circus25 May 2021
8Hampstead to Islington26 May 2021
9Dagenham to Battersea27 May 2021
10Park Royal to Westminster29 May 2021

Season 14

19 Jun 2023 – 17 Jul 2023 · 15 episodes

1Preston to Rawtenstall19 Jun 2023
2Urmston to New Islington19 Jun 2023
3Oldham to Wakefield19 Jun 2023
4Wakefield to Leeds19 Jun 2023
5Bradford to Hebden Bridge19 Jun 2023
6Tilbury to Barbican26 Jun 2023
7Waterloo to Regent's Park26 Jun 2023
8Paddington to Ongar26 Jun 2023
9Felixstowe to Norwich26 Jun 2023
10Brandon to Cambridge26 Jun 2023
11Derby to Hinckley17 Jul 2023
12Coventry to Leamington Spa17 Jul 2023
13Long Itchington to Moseley17 Jul 2023
14Wolverhampton to Cheltenham17 Jul 2023
15Tewkesbury to Filton17 Jul 2023

Season 15

18 Mar 2024 – 1 Apr 2024 · 15 episodes

1Denham to Swindon18 Mar 2024
2Chippenham to Yeovil18 Mar 2024
3Swanage to Portchester18 Mar 2024
4Havant to Guildford18 Mar 2024
5Wokingham to Heathrow18 Mar 2024
6Loch Lomond to Kelvinbridge25 Mar 2024
7Glasgow to Cumbernauld25 Mar 2024
8Shawlands to Livingston25 Mar 2024
9Edinburgh to Queensferry25 Mar 2024
10Dundee to Loch of the Lowes25 Mar 2024
11Liverpool to Uttoxeter1 Apr 2024
12Derby to Nottingham1 Apr 2024
13Lincoln to York1 Apr 2024
14York to Skipton1 Apr 2024
15Northallerton to Chester-Le-Street1 Apr 2024

Season 16

7 Apr 2025 – 28 Apr 2025 · 20 episodes

1Paddock Wood to Frant7 Apr 2025
2Hildenborough to Robertsbridge7 Apr 2025
3Dorking to Lingfield7 Apr 2025
4Gatwick Airport to Royal Tunbridge Wells7 Apr 2025
5Chichester to Amberley7 Apr 2025
6Windermere to Sellafield14 Apr 2025
7St Bees to Grange-over-Sands14 Apr 2025
8Maryport to Penrith14 Apr 2025
9Aspatria to Carlisle14 Apr 2025
10Dumfries to Auchinleck14 Apr 2025
11Shrewsbury to Telford21 Apr 2025
12Ironbridge to Coseley21 Apr 2025
13Dudley to West Bromwich21 Apr 2025
14Birmingham New Street to Wednesbury21 Apr 2025
15Solihull to Birmingham International21 Apr 2025
16Loughton to Audley End28 Apr 2025
17Romford to the Blackwater Estuary28 Apr 2025
18Chelmsford to Tollesbury28 Apr 2025
19Witham to Saffron Walden28 Apr 2025
20Colchester to Chappel and Wakes Colne28 Apr 2025

Cast

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Great British Railway Journeys