Great British Railway Journeys

Great British Railway Journeys
  • Started airing: January 2010
  • Episodes: 95 (Avg. 24 per season)
  • Followers: 1 0%
  • Popularity rank: #7628 +1645 places
  • BBC Two

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Season 1

1x1: Liverpool to Eccles
Michael learns to speak Scouse in Liverpool, finds out about the first railway fatality and explores the origins of the Eccles cake.
Air date January 4th, 2010
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1x2: Manchester to Bury
Michael is in Manchester to find out more about George Bradshaw himself. He also gets fitted for a trilby in Denton and learns how the railways helped to create a national... read more »
Air date January 5th, 2010
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1x3: Todmorden to York
Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, finds out about the latest Roman discoveries in York and takes to the air in the Network Rail helicopter.
Air date January 6th, 2010
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1x4: Pontefract to Bridlington
Michael searches for the last liquorice grower in Pontefract, discovers how the railways turned Hull into one of the largest white fish ports in the world and goes fishing for... read more »
Air date January 7th, 2010
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1x5: Filey to Scarborough
Michael goes bird-watching on the wild cliffs of Flamborough Head, learns to decipher traditional knitting patterns in Filey and meets one of the oldest residents of the... read more »
Air date January 8th, 2010
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1x6: Preston to Morecambe
Michael explores the origins of the temperance movement in Preston, samples the attractions of Blackpool, a resort made by the railways, and takes a walk across Morecambe Bay... read more »
Air date January 11th, 2010
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1x7: Settle to Garsdale
Michael returns to the historic Settle-Carlisle line to find out what has happened to it since he helped save it in the 1980s. Along the way, he explores the magnificent... read more »
Air date January 12th, 2010
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1x8: Windermere to Kendal
Michael takes a steamboat tour of Lake Windermere, visits Wordsworth's home village of Grasmere and makes sausages with a local Herdwick sheep farmer.
Air date January 13th, 2010
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1x9: Carlisle to Glasgow
Michael meets the wild clansmen of Carlisle, the Border Reivers, witnesses a wedding in Gretna Green and visits a secret World War One munitions factory.
Air date January 14th, 2010
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1x10: Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy
Michael makes apple juice in the Clyde valley orchards, pays a thrilling visit to the top of the Forth Rail Bridge and relives his childhood memories in his grandparents' home... read more »
Air date January 15th, 2010
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1x11: Swindon to Bristol
Michael finds out about free holiday trains for the GWR workers in Swindon, samples the Spa in Bath, and tries his hand at glass blowing in Bristol.
Air date January 18th, 2010
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1x12: Yatton to Weston Super Mare
Michael samples local Cheddar strawberries, explores Cheddar Gorge and the famous caves, and visits one of the oldest piers in the country at Weston Super Mare.
Air date January 19th, 2010
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1x13: Torquay to Totnes
Michael finds out about Torquay's micro climate, goes salmon fishing on the Dart estuary and spends some of Totnes' new local currency.
Air date January 20th, 2010
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1x14: Bugle to Mevagissey
Michael visits the largest clay mine in the world near St Austell, goes pilchard fishing in Mevagissey and finds out how the estate of Heligan shaped British gardens.
Air date January 21st, 2010
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1x15: Truro to Penzance
Michael searches for the lost church of St Piran, explores the last working tin mine in Cornwall and harvests oysters on the Helford River.
Air date January 22nd, 2010
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1x16: Buxton to Matlock
Michael visits an architectural wonder, the Duke of Devonshire's stables in Buxton, helps to repair the ancient peat landscape of the Peak District and travels on the historic... read more »
Air date January 25th, 2010
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1x17: Cromford to Burton-on-Trent
Michael visits the oldest working factory in the world at Cromford, explores the country's first public park in Derby and finds out why Burton's beer is said to be the best.
Air date January 26th, 2010
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1x18: Walsall to Bournville
Michael meets the queen's saddler in Walsall, learns how to cook an authentic Indian curry in Birmingham and visits Bournville, rumoured to be the best place to live in Britain.
Air date January 27th, 2010
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1x19: Coventry to Watford
Michael relives the Coventry Blitz, meets the last pure breed Aylesbury duck farmer in Buckinghamshire and finds out how the trains helped to evacuate millions of children... read more »
Air date January 28th, 2010
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1x20: St Pancras to Westminster
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, he travels the length and breadth of the... read more »
Air date January 29th, 2010
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