Great British Railway Journeys Series 15Episodes Available now

Northallerton to Chester-Le-Street

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6/15Michael boards the West Highland Line to begin a journey across Scotland’s central belt.