Series 9
Michael Portillo fast tracks to the early 20th century to embark on a series of railway journeys through Edwardian Britain.
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1. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 9, Cromer to Cambridge
Michael Portillo takes a pot shot at the sport of kings at a country estate.
2. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 9, Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill
Michael discovers a favoured haunt of King Edward VII.
3. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 9, Croydon to Shoreham-by-Sea
Michael uncovers a once-celebrated, now forgotten composer with an uncannily familiar name
4. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 9, Chichester to Cowes
Michael Portillo encounters an Edwardian motoring duo patronised by King Edward VII.
5. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 9, Swanwick to Brownsea Island
Michael Portillo builds a bivouac with a group of Scouts and learns about war horses.
6. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 9, Whitland to Swansea
Michael discovers the restored home of the poet Dylan Thomas.
7. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 9, Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town
Michael strikes gold at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant.
8. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 9, Newport to Clevedon/Yatton/Bristol Channel
Michael prepares an Airbus 380 for a smooth landing at Filton.
9. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 9, Taunton to Newton Abbot
Michael Portillo is led a merry dance in Stogumber - all in the name of fertility.
10. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 9, Plymouth to The Lizard
Michael Portillo boldly goes to the moon by way of the Cornish Riviera Express!
11. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 9, Hull to Malton
Michael Portillo begins in the East Yorkshire port of Hull, where he heads for the docks.
12. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 9, York to Frizinghall
Michael Portillo conducts important research in an historic tea room.
13. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 9, Sheffield to Nantwich
Michael Portillo discovers an enormous, beautifully preserved 20th-century steam engine.
14. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 9, Liverpool to Dolgarrog
Michael takes a trip down his own memory lane in Maghull on the outskirts of Liverpool.
15. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 9, Criccieth to Caernarfon
In picturesque Snowdonia, Michael Portillo braves the fastest zip line in the world.