Great British Railway Journeys
Plot Summary
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.
Cast & Characters
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Seasons (17)
Series 1
20 episodes
Aired: 2010
Series 2
25 episodes
Aired: 2011
Series 3
25 episodes
Aired: 2012
Series 4
25 episodes
Aired: 2013
Series 5
20 episodes
Aired: 2014
Series 6
20 episodes
Aired: 2015
Series 7
20 episodes
Aired: 2016
Series 8
15 episodes
Aired: 2017
Series 9
15 episodes
Aired: 2018
Series 10
15 episodes
Aired: 2019
Series 11
15 episodes
Aired: 2020
Series 12
15 episodes
Aired: 2021
Series 13
10 episodes
Aired: 2021
Series 14
15 episodes
Aired: 2023
Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the country by train.
Series 15
15 episodes
Aired: 2024
Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the country by train.
Series 16
20 episodes
Aired: 2025
Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the country by train.
Production
Talkback Thames
Fremantle UK