Great British Railway Journeys
tv show
290 total episodes
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16 seasons
First Aired January 04, 2010
Genres:
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.
Newcastle to County Durham
Season 11 - Episode 1 - 1h 30m
Air Date
January 06, 2020
Overview
Beginning just outside Newcastle in Jarrow, Michael uncovers the desperation which led 200 men to march 300 miles to Westminster in order to petition the Government for work. In Newcastle, Michael admires the city's iconic railway bridge.