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Great British Railway JourneysSeries 14Episodes

    Paddington to Ongar

    8/15Michael Portillo ventures deep underground onto the Elizabeth Line.

    Waterloo to Regent's Park

    7/15Michael Portillo continues his exploration of postwar Britain from London to Cambridge.

    Tilbury to Barbican

    6/15Michael travels from London’s Docklands and East End to the Barbican.

    Bradford to Hebden Bridge

    5/15Michael continues exploring north west England in Bradford, Shipley and Hebden Bridge.

    Wakefield to Leeds

    4/15Starting in Wakefield, Michael visits the National Coal Mining Museum for England.

    Oldham to Wakefield

    3/15Greater Manchester’s Metrolink tram delivers Michael to the former cotton town of Oldham.

    Urmston to New Islington

    2/15Michael celebrates new beginnings for the nation in the years after the Second World War.

    Preston to Rawtenstall

    1/15Michael Portillo strikes out to explore the Britain of his youth, starting in Preston.