Tom Richardson
Director
Great British Railway Journeys (2010)
Series 15
Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the country by train.
Released Jan. 4, 2010
Episode 29 min
2+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.railroad, imdb.disgraced-politician, imdb.conservative-politician, imdb.trains, imdb.infrastructure, imdb.rail-network, imdb.british-railway + 3 more, imdb.train-ride, imdb.railtrack, imdb.four-word-title
Watch Providers: Tubi TV, BritBox, Britbox Apple TV Channel , BBC Select Apple Tv channel
Production Companies: Talkback Thames, Fremantle UK
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S15E1 - Denham to Swindon
Beginning at London Marylebone, the last great Victorian railway terminus to be built in the capital, Michael Portillo embarks on a postwar exploration of Britain’s southern counties.
March 18, 2024, midnight
S15E2 - Chippenham to Yeovil
Michael Portillo joins Navy Wings pilots for a spectacular close formation flight in the skies over Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton and visits the magnificent Elizabethan mansion of Longleat.
March 19, 2024, midnight
S15E3 - Swanage to Portchester
Michael Portillo reaches England’s south coast to continue his exploration of postwar Britain, beginning on the steam-powered Swanage Railway in Dorset.
March 20, 2024, midnight
S15E4 - Havant to Guildford
Michael Portillo reaches Havant, where the Scalextric factory was located, and Haslemere, the surprise birthplace of a musical phenomenon: the plastic recorder.
March 21, 2024, midnight
S15E5 - Wokingham to Heathrow
Michael goes on a tour around Heathrow Airport, taking an eerie walk around the mothballed Terminal 1 building and ending up atop the iconic 87.5 metre control tower.
March 22, 2024, midnight
S15E6 - Loch Lomond to Kelvinbridge
Michael Portillo boards the West Highland Line to begin a railway journey across Scotland’s central belt, from the Arrochar Alps to the Loch of the Lowes.
March 25, 2024, midnight
S15E7 - Glasgow to Cumbernauld
At the home of Scottish football, Glasgow’s Hampden Park stadium, Michael admires the oldest football trophy in the world and hears how the 'passing game' was born there.
March 26, 2024, midnight
S15E8 - Shawlands to Livingston
Michael Portillo continues his postwar Scottish railway adventure, this time from Glasgow to the capital, Edinburgh.
March 27, 2024, midnight
S15E9 - Edinburgh to Queensferry
At the former Midlothian mining village of Newtongrange, Michael meets the son of a miner whose name loomed large in the disputes of the 1970s and 1980s, 'Red' Mick McGahey.
March 28, 2024, midnight
S15E10 - Dundee to Loch of the Lowes
Michael’s rail journey through post-war Scotland takes him over the River Tay to Dundee on the trail of Joseph McKenzie, the father of modern Scottish photography.
March 29, 2024, midnight
S15E11 - Liverpool to Uttoxeter
Michael Portillo twists and shouts through postwar Liverpool, visiting the strikingly contemporary Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and visits the former home of artist and poet Adrian Henri.
April 1, 2024, midnight
S15E12 - Derby to Nottingham
Michael Portillo reaches the jet age in the Derby suburb of Peartree, where he tours the engineering colossus Rolls-Royce.
April 2, 2024, midnight
S15E13 - Lincoln to York
Michael Portillo’s postwar journey from Merseyside to Teesside resumes at Brayford Pool in Lincoln, where England’s oldest canal, the Fossdyke, meets the city of Lincoln.
April 3, 2024, midnight
S15E14 - York to Skipton
Michael Portillo’s journey finds him in York, a paradise for rail enthusiasts. He discovers the gardens at Harlow Carr in Harrogate and checks into the headquarters of Yorkshire Tea.
April 4, 2024, midnight
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.
April 5, 2024, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 29 min.
Season Runtime: 8624 min.
Released: Jan. 4, 2010
Last Air Date: May 2, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR / 2+
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