Basic Info
First Air: January 04, 2010
Rating: ⭐ 7.4/10 (14 votes)
Status: Returning Series
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 16
Episodes: 290
Last Episode
Name: Colchester to Chappel and Wakes Colne
Season: 16, Episode: 20
Air Date: 2025-05-02
Runtime: 28 min
Michael's exploration of Essex is drawing to a close. He visits Colchester, which was first mentioned in AD77 and proudly claims to be Britain’s oldest recorded town.
Great British Railway Journeys
2010
16 seasons
290 episodes
⭐ 7.4/10
14 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English en
Flatrate
Britbox Apple TV Channel
Flatrate
BritBox
Flatrate
BBC Select Apple Tv channel
Cast
Michael Portillo
Self - Presenter
Crew
Alison Kreps
Executive Producer
Cassie Farrell
Director
Jon Wygens
Music
John Comerford
Executive Producer
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