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Great British Railway JourneysEpisodes

    Northallerton to Chester-Le-StreetSeries 15

    15/15Michael Portillo confronts a detachment of Gurkhas and produces a fine heritage cheese.

    York to SkiptonSeries 15

    14/15Michael Portillo is in York, a paradise for rail enthusiasts.

    Lincoln to YorkSeries 15

    13/15Michael Portillo’s postwar journey from Merseyside to Teesside resumes in Lincoln.

    Derby to NottinghamSeries 15

    12/15Michael Portillo reaches the jet age in the Derby suburb of Peartree.

    Liverpool to UttoxeterSeries 15

    11/15Michael Portillo twists and shouts through postwar Liverpool.

    Dundee to Loch of the LowesSeries 15

    10/15Michael is on the trail of Joseph McKenzie, the father of modern Scottish photography.

    Edinburgh to QueensferrySeries 15

    9/15In the former miner village of Newtongrange, Michael meets the son of 'Red' Mick McGahey.

    Shawlands to LivingstonSeries 15

    8/15Michael continues his postwar Scottish journey, heading from Glasgow to Edinburgh.

    Glasgow to CumbernauldSeries 15

    7/15Michael admires the oldest football trophy in the world.