Michael Portillo explores the evolution of Great Britain and Ireland's railway networks, referencing a 19th-century guidebook by George Bradshaw to highlight the transformations of his destinations.
Michael Portillo embarks on railway journeys across the UK, referencing a 150-year-old Bradshaw's Guide, to explore the history, culture, and industry of the towns he visits, highlighting the changes that have occurred since the guide's publication.
Aired: Jan 4, 2010Ep1: Liverpool to Eccles. Michael begins his journey on the world's first pa...
Aired: Jan 5, 2010Michael is in Manchester to find out more about George Bradshaw himself. He a...
Aired: Jan 6, 2010Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, fi...
Aired: Jan 7, 2010Michael searches for the last liquorice grower in Pontefract, discovers how t...
Aired: Jan 8, 2010Michael goes bird-watching on the wild cliffs of Flamborough Head, learns to ...
Aired: Jan 11, 2010Michael explores the origins of the temperance movement in Preston, samples t...
Aired: Jan 12, 2010Michael returns to the historic Settle-Carlisle line to find out what has hap...
Aired: Jan 13, 2010Michael takes a steamboat tour of Lake Windermere, visits Wordsworth's home v...
Aired: Jan 14, 2010Michael meets the wild clansmen of Carlisle, the Border Reivers, witnesses a ...
Aired: Jan 15, 2010Michael makes apple juice in the Clyde valley orchards, pays a thrilling visi...
Aired: Jan 18, 2010Michael finds out about free holiday trains for the GWR workers in Swindon, s...
12. Yatton to Weston Super Mare
Aired: Jan 19, 2010Michael samples local Cheddar strawberries, explores Cheddar Gorge and the fa...
Aired: Jan 20, 2010Michael finds out about Torquay's micro climate, goes salmon fishing on the D...
Aired: Jan 21, 2010Michael visits the largest clay mine in the world near St Austell, goes pilch...
Aired: Jan 22, 2010Michael searches for the lost church of St Piran, explores the last working t...
Aired: Jan 25, 2010Michael visits an architectural wonder, the Duke of Devonshire's stables in B...
17. Cromford to Burton-on-Trent
Aired: Jan 26, 2010Michael visits the oldest working factory in the world at Cromford, explores ...
Aired: Jan 27, 2010Michael meets the queen's saddler in Walsall, learns how to cook an authentic...
Aired: Jan 28, 2010Michael relives the Coventry Blitz, meets the last pure breed Aylesbury duck ...
Aired: Jan 29, 2010Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victori...
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Seasons: 15
Current Status: Returning Series
Network: BBC Two
Production Country: United Kingdom
Genres:Documentary
