Great British Railway Journeys - Season 5

Great British Railway Journeys - Season 5

Season 5

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Episodes20
DatesJan. 6, 2014 - Jan. 31, 2014
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Episodes

Manchester to Birkenhead
Season 5Episode 130 min

Manchester to Birkenhead

On the first leg of a journey from Manchester to Chesterfield, Michael Portillo finds out how Manchester gave birth to a revolutionary political movement.
Jan. 6, 2014
Southport to Leyland
Season 5Episode 230 min

Southport to Leyland

Michael Portillo continues his journey through the north west. He begins in the Lancashire resort of Southport and also stops off in Wigan, Bolton and Leyland.
Jan. 7, 2014
Preston to Rochdale
Season 5Episode 330 min

Preston to Rochdale

Michael Portillo continues his journey through the north west. He learns about the Preston Guild, and in Rochdale, discovers a pioneering movement for workers.
Jan. 8, 2014
Haworth to Huddersfield
Season 5Episode 430 min

Haworth to Huddersfield

Michael Portillo begins this leg of his journey from Manchester to Chesterfield at the home of the three Bronte sisters in Worth Valley, Yorkshire.
Jan. 9, 2014
Honley to Chesterfield
Season 5Episode 530 min

Honley to Chesterfield

Michael completes the last leg of his journey from Manchester to Chesterfield at one of the first stately homes to welcome visitors by rail - Chatsworth.
Jan. 10, 2014
London Euston to Cheddington
Season 5Episode 630 min

London Euston to Cheddington

Michael Portillo begins a journey from London to Leeds. He learns about the Euston Arch before heading to Cheddington, scene of the Great Train Robbery.
Jan. 13, 2014
Bletchley to Newport Pagnell
Season 5Episode 730 min

Bletchley to Newport Pagnell

Michael Portillo's journey from London to Leeds continues. He explores the first purpose-built railway town at Wolverton and learns to make vellum.
Jan. 14, 2014
Northampton to Nuneaton
Season 5Episode 830 min

Northampton to Nuneaton

Michael Portillo's journey from London to Leeds continues. He stops off in Northampton, the town of shoemakers, before visiting Rugby, Coventry and Nuneaton.
Jan. 15, 2014
Leicester to Loughborough
Season 5Episode 930 min

Leicester to Loughborough

Michael Portillo's journey from London to Leeds continues. He learns about the discovery of Richard III's remains in Leicester and travels to Loughborough.
Jan. 16, 2014
Nottingham to Leeds
Season 5Episode 1030 min

Nottingham to Leeds

Michael Portillo reaches the end of the first intercity line from London, visiting Mansfield, Worksop and Doncaster before auditioning at a Leeds music hall.
Jan. 17, 2014
Southampton to Basingstoke
Season 5Episode 1130 min

Southampton to Basingstoke

Michael Portillo embarks on a journey from Southampton to Wolverhampton. He learns to set the table aboard a luxury liner before heading to Basingstoke.
Jan. 20, 2014
Winchfield to Crowthorne
Season 5Episode 1230 min

Winchfield to Crowthorne

Michael Portillo's journey continues in a military vein, as he views the Duke of Wellington's funeral carriage and visits the army camp at Aldershot.
Jan. 21, 2014
Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon
Season 5Episode 1330 min

Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon

On the third leg of his journey, Michael Portillo learns how demand from rail commuters fuelled the development of the modern printing press.
Jan. 22, 2014
Chippenham to Gloucester
Season 5Episode 1430 min

Chippenham to Gloucester

Michael Portillo's journey to Wolverhampton continues. He visits Clifton Zoo in Bristol and finds out why Gloucester station became known for lost luggage.
Jan. 23, 2014
Cheltenham to Wolverhampton
Season 5Episode 1530 min

Cheltenham to Wolverhampton

Michael Portillo joins battle re-enactors in Tewkesbury before reaching his destination of Wolverhampton.
Jan. 24, 2014
Norwich to Brandon
Season 5Episode 1630 min

Norwich to Brandon

Michael Portillo explores Norwich's medieval heart. In the city's Norman castle he uncovers the Victorian public's gory fascination with crime and punishment.
Jan. 27, 2014
Ipswich to Chelmsford
Season 5Episode 1730 min

Ipswich to Chelmsford

Michael Portillo continues his journey from the east coast to the south coast beginning in the port of Ipswich, capital of the farming county of Suffolk.
Jan. 28, 2014
Ilford to Rochester
Season 5Episode 1830 min

Ilford to Rochester

Michael Portillo heads along the Essex bank of the Thames before crossing the river into the Garden of England, Kent. He begins this leg at Barkingside.
Jan. 29, 2014
Faversham to Dorking
Season 5Episode 1930 min

Faversham to Dorking

Michael Portillo heads for Dover, little more than 25 miles from the historic enemy, the French. Here he uncovers one of Dover's best kept secrets.
Jan. 30, 2014
Brighton to Chichester
Season 5Episode 2030 min

Brighton to Chichester

Michael Portillo discovers the history behind the Pavilion at Brighton and learns that Queen Victoria was not an admirer of the Prince Regent's taste.
Jan. 31, 2014

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