TV series
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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Synopsis
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.
Season 11 episodes
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More about Great British Railway Journeys
Cast
Michael PortilloSelf - PresenterProduction details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 290
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC TwoUnited Kingdom
Talkback ThamesUnited Kingdom
Fremantle UKUnited Kingdom
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