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Great British Railway Journeys Season 13 Episodes

  • 2010-2025
  • 16 Seasons
  • Documentary
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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.

Season 13 Episode Guide

Season 13

10 Episodes 2021 - 2021

Episode 1

Biggin Hill to Ashdown Forest

29 mins

Michael experiences a victory roll in a World War II Spitfire high above Biggin Hill aerodrome. He takes the train to East Grinstead in search of a famous bear and deeper in Ashdown Forest discovers a revolutionary farm.

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Episode 2

Hassocks to Benenden

29 mins

Michael travels to Ditchling to learn about a community of Roman Catholic artists, to Bexhill-on-Sea to hear of the importance of ARP Wardens, visits the home of Rudyard Kipling and learns how an Englishman saved Japanese cherry trees.

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Episode 3

Rye to Dungeness

29 mins

In the port of Rye, Michael hears how a generation of lifeboatmen lost their lives in a 1928 rescue attempt and also learns about coastal defences. He travels across Romney Marsh to Dungeness and examines some curious concrete structures.

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Episode 4

Deal to Margate

29 mins

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Episode 5

Herne Bay to Leeds Castle, Kent

29 mins

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Episode 6

Chislehurst to Kennington

29 mins

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Episode 7

Hackney Wick to Oxford Circus

29 mins

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Episode 8

Hampstead to Islington

29 mins

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Episode 9

Dagenham to Battersea

29 mins

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Episode 10

Park Royal to Westminster

29 mins

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