Great British Railway Journeys

Great British Railway Journeys

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Documentary

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.

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Michael Portillo
Michael Portillo
Self - Presenter

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First air dateJan 04 2010

Total Episodes280

Total Seasons16

Official siteVisit here

LanguageEnglish

Production companiesTalkback Thames, Fremantle UK

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