Jan 01, 2018
Michael follows in the footsteps of King Edward VII, from a grand estate in Norfolk to a bivouac on Brownsea Island. He learns the ropes aboard a wherry, tap dances on Cromer Pier and investigates the student days of E.M. Forster.
Jan 02, 2018
Michael visits an Edwardian utopia with a radical plan at its heart. Heading into London he visits The Ritz hotel, samples King Edward VII's favourite tipple and discovers how the London Underground continues to shape the capital.
Jan 03, 2018
Michael rediscovers a once-famous, now-forgotten, mixed-race composer. At Three Bridges he inspects a new fleet of trains. He learns about a literary connection to Lewes and visits Britain's oldest licensed airport.
Great British Railway Journeys Season 9 (2018) is released on Jan 01, 2018 and the latest season 13 of Great British Railway Journeys is released in 2021. Watch Great British Railway Journeys online - the English Documentary TV series from United Kingdom. Great British Railway Journeys is directed by Cassie Farrell,Marc Beers,Tom Richardson,Titus Ogilvy and created by Adrienne Doyard with Michael Portillo and Nicholas Owen.
Michael Portillo makes various railway journeys across the UK, using a 150-year-old Bradshaw's Guide (a collection of railway timetables and a guidebook). He looks at the history, culture and industry of the towns that he passes through, and the way that things have changed since Bradshaw wrote his Guide.
