Great British Railway Journeys

tv show

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290 total episodes

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16 seasons

First Aired January 04, 2010

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.

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Carlisle to Glasgow

Season 1 - Episode 9 - 1h 30m

Air Date

January 14, 2010

Overview

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.