Great British Railway Journeys 2010
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- January 4, 2010
- Last Aired
- May 2, 2025
- Format
- 16 seasons · 290 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~145 hours (30 min/ep)
- Essential Runtime
- ~144.5 hours (skips filler)
- Network
- BBC Two
- Where to Stream
- Britbox Apple TV Channel, BritBox, BBC Select Apple Tv channel
What is Great British Railway Journeys?
Great British Railway Journeys is a television series first released in 2010. Catalogued under Documentary.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2010
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 290
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Jan 4, 2010
- Last aired
- May 2, 2025
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- BBC Two
- Genres
- Documentary
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.4/10 from 14 votes
- Format
- 16 seasons · 290 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~30 minutes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- BBC Two
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Great British Railway Journeys is a television series first released in 2010. Catalogued under Documentary. Produced and broadcast by BBC Two. Current status: Returning Series. Spans 16 seasons and 290 tracked episodes.
Should you watch it?
“Michael Portillo explores the history and legacy of Britain's railways using a Victorian guidebook.”
- insightful historical context
- scenic British landscapes
- engaging travelogue format
- slow-paced narrative style
- niche subject matter
Watch it if you enjoy documentary series that combine travel with historical research.
The series is a mild and educational documentary program suitable for general audiences.
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Season 1 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Liverpool to Eccles Mytharc Jan 4, 2010
- E2 Manchester to Bury Core Jan 5, 2010
- E3 Todmorden to York Core Jan 6, 2010
- E4 Pontefract to Bridlington Core Jan 7, 2010
- E5 Filey to Scarborough Core Jan 8, 2010
- E6 Preston to Morecambe Core Jan 11, 2010
- E7 Settle to Garsdale Core Jan 12, 2010
- E8 Windermere to Kendal Core Jan 13, 2010
- E9 Carlisle to Glasgow Core Jan 14, 2010
- E10 Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy Core Jan 15, 2010
- E11 Swindon to Bristol Core Jan 18, 2010
- E12 Yatton to Weston Super Mare Core Jan 19, 2010
- E13 Torquay to Totnes Core Jan 20, 2010
- E14 Bugle to Mevagissey Core Jan 21, 2010
- E15 Truro to Penzance Core Jan 22, 2010
- E16 Buxton to Matlock Core Jan 25, 2010
- E17 Cromford to Burton-on-Trent Core Jan 26, 2010
- E18 Walsall to Bournville Core Jan 27, 2010
- E19 Coventry to Watford Mytharc Jan 28, 2010
- E20 St Pancras to Westminster Mytharc Jan 29, 2010
Season 2 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Brighton to Crystal Palace Mytharc Jan 3, 2011
- E2 Waterloo to Canary Wharf Core Jan 4, 2011
- E3 Enfield to Cambridge Core Jan 5, 2011
- E4 Ely to King's Lynn Core Jan 6, 2011
- E5 Dereham to Cromer Core Jan 7, 2011
- E6 Ledbury to Shrewsbury Core Jan 10, 2011
- E7 Telford to Wrexham Core Jan 11, 2011
- E8 Chester to Conwy Core Jan 12, 2011
- E9 Llanwst to Porthmadog Core Jan 13, 2011
- E10 Llanberis to Holyhead Core Jan 14, 2011
- E11 Newcastle to Chester-le-Street Core Jan 17, 2011
- E12 Durham to Grosmont Core Jan 18, 2011
- E13 York to Saltaire Core Jan 19, 2011
- E14 Batley to Sheffield Core Jan 20, 2011
- E15 Langley Mill to Melton Mowbray Core Jan 21, 2011
- E16 London Bridge to Chatham Core Jan 24, 2011
- E17 Aylesford to Tunbridge Wells Core Jan 25, 2011
- E18 Canterbury to Margate Core Jan 26, 2011
- E19 Sandwich to Folkestone Core Jan 27, 2011
- E20 Hythe to Hastings Core Jan 28, 2011
- E21 Ayr to Paisley Core Jan 31, 2011
- E22 Dumbarton to Tyndrum Core Feb 1, 2011
- E23 Oban to Corrour Core Feb 2, 2011
- E24 Roybridge to Glenfinnan Mytharc Feb 3, 2011
- E25 Lochailort to Skye Mytharc Feb 4, 2011
Season 3 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Great Yarmouth to Beccles Mytharc Jan 2, 2012
- E2 Darsham to Felixstowe Core Jan 3, 2012
- E3 Sudbury to Southend Core Jan 4, 2012
- E4 Epping to Hackney Core Jan 5, 2012
- E5 Fenchurch to Embankment Core Jan 6, 2012
- E6 Windsor to Didcot Core Jan 9, 2012
- E7 Reading to Alton Core Jan 10, 2012
- E8 Winchester to Isle of Wight Core Jan 11, 2012
- E9 Brockenhurst to Poole Core Jan 12, 2012
- E10 Wareham to Portland Core Jan 13, 2012
- E11 Oxford to Pershore Core Jan 16, 2012
- E12 Hartlebury to Great Malvern Core Jan 17, 2012
- E13 Lydney to Newport Core Jan 18, 2012
- E14 Cardiff to Brecon Core Jan 19, 2012
- E15 Port Talbot to Milford Haven Core Jan 20, 2012
- E16 Berwick-Upon-Tweed to Morpeth Core Jan 23, 2012
- E17 Bardon Mill to Wigton Core Jan 24, 2012
- E18 Cockermouth to Eskdale Core Jan 25, 2012
- E19 Kirkby-in-Furness to Lancaster Core Jan 26, 2012
- E20 Heysham to Snaefell Core Jan 27, 2012
- E21 Bray to Dublin Core Jan 30, 2012
- E22 Enfield to Drogheda Core Jan 31, 2012
- E23 Dundalk to Portadown Core Feb 1, 2012
- E24 Belfast to Whitehead Mytharc Feb 2, 2012
- E25 Ballymoney to Londonderry Mytharc Feb 3, 2012
Season 4 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 High Wycombe to Stratford-upon-Avon Mytharc Jan 7, 2013
- E2 Birmingham to Stafford Core Jan 8, 2013
- E3 Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford Core Jan 9, 2013
- E4 Dudley to Bridgnorth Core Jan 10, 2013
- E5 Welshpool to Aberystwyth Core Jan 11, 2013
- E6 Portsmouth to Gomshall Core Jan 14, 2013
- E7 Woking to Clapham Junction Core Jan 15, 2013
- E8 London Victoria to Abbey Wood Core Jan 16, 2013
- E9 London King's Cross to Peterborough Core Jan 17, 2013
- E10 Spalding to Grimsby Core Jan 18, 2013
- E11 Stirling to Invergowrie Core Jan 21, 2013
- E12 Dundee to Aberdeen Core Jan 22, 2013
- E13 Dufftown to Aviemore Core Jan 23, 2013
- E14 Inverness to Plockton Core Jan 24, 2013
- E15 Invergordon to John O'Groats Core Jan 25, 2013
- E16 London Paddington to Warminster Core Jan 28, 2013
- E17 Salisbury to Castle Cary Core Jan 29, 2013
- E18 Taunton to Minehead Core Jan 30, 2013
- E19 Lynton and Lynmouth to Exeter Core Jan 31, 2013
- E20 Exmouth to Newton Abbot Core Feb 1, 2013
- E21 Killarney to Cobh Core Feb 4, 2013
- E22 Charleville to Waterford Core Feb 5, 2013
- E23 Kilkenny to Athy Core Feb 6, 2013
- E24 Newbridge to Roscrea Mytharc Feb 7, 2013
- E25 Athlone to Galway Mytharc Feb 8, 2013
Season 5 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Manchester to Birkenhead Mytharc Jan 6, 2014
- E2 Southport to Leyland Core Jan 7, 2014
- E3 Preston to Rochdale Core Jan 8, 2014
- E4 Haworth to Huddersfield Core Jan 9, 2014
- E5 Honley to Chesterfield Core Jan 10, 2014
- E6 London Euston to Cheddington Core Jan 13, 2014
- E7 Bletchley to Newport Pagnell Core Jan 14, 2014
- E8 Northampton to Nuneaton Core Jan 15, 2014
- E9 Leicester to Loughborough Core Jan 16, 2014
- E10 Nottingham to Leeds Core Jan 17, 2014
- E11 Southampton to Basingstoke Core Jan 20, 2014
- E12 Winchfield to Crowthorne Core Jan 21, 2014
- E13 Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon Core Jan 22, 2014
- E14 Chippenham to Gloucester Core Jan 23, 2014
- E15 Cheltenham to Wolverhampton Core Jan 24, 2014
- E16 Norwich to Brandon Core Jan 27, 2014
- E17 Ipswich to Chelmsford Core Jan 28, 2014
- E18 Ilford to Rochester Core Jan 29, 2014
- E19 Faversham to Dorking Mytharc Jan 30, 2014
- E20 Brighton to Chichester Mytharc Jan 31, 2014
Season 6 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Ayr to Stewarton Mytharc Jan 5, 2015
- E2 Greenock to Larkhall Core Jan 6, 2015
- E3 Motherwell to Linlithgow Core Jan 7, 2015
- E4 Stirling to Pitlochry Core Jan 8, 2015
- E5 St Andrew's to Edinburgh Core Jan 9, 2015
- E6 Amersham to Regent's Park Core Jan 12, 2015
- E7 Deptford to West Silverton Core Jan 13, 2015
- E8 Stratford to London Victoria Core Jan 14, 2015
- E9 Covent Garden to Soho Core Jan 15, 2015
- E10 High Street Kensington to London Bridge Core Jan 16, 2015
- E11 Derby to Grantham Core Jan 19, 2015
- E12 Boston to Hensall Core Jan 20, 2015
- E13 Hessle to York Core Jan 21, 2015
- E14 Middlesbrough to Hexham Core Jan 22, 2015
- E15 Newcastle to Lindisfarne Core Jan 23, 2015
- E16 Pembroke Dock to Swansea Core Jan 26, 2015
- E17 Swansea to Hereford Core Jan 27, 2015
- E18 Abergavenny to Hanborough Core Jan 28, 2015
- E19 Oxford to Luton Mytharc Jan 29, 2015
- E20 Oakham to Cambridge Mytharc Jan 30, 2015
Season 7 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Carlisle to Penrith Mytharc Jan 4, 2016
- E2 Windermere to Carnforth Core Jan 5, 2016
- E3 Preston to Swinton Core Jan 6, 2016
- E4 St Helens to Knutsford Core Jan 7, 2016
- E5 Ashley to Alton Core Jan 8, 2016
- E6 Dover to Lewes Core Jan 11, 2016
- E7 Newhaven to Worthing Core Jan 12, 2016
- E8 Littlehampton to Beaulieu Core Jan 13, 2016
- E9 Lymington Town to Exmouth Core Jan 14, 2016
- E10 Plymouth to Porthcurno Core Jan 15, 2016
- E11 Birmingham to Worcester Mytharc Jan 18, 2016
- E12 Redditch to Gloucester Core Jan 19, 2016
- E13 Stroud to Bath Core Jan 20, 2016
- E14 Bristol to Glastonbury Core Jan 21, 2016
- E15 Bridgewater to Dartmouth Core Jan 22, 2016
- E16 Ashford to Sevenoaks Mytharc Jan 25, 2016
- E17 East Grinstead to Guildford Core Jan 26, 2016
- E18 Woking to Walton-on-Thames Core Jan 28, 2016
- E19 Hampton Court to Teddington Mytharc Jan 29, 2016
- E20 Egham to Henley-on-Thames Mytharc Jan 29, 2016
Season 8 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Flying Scotsman Mytharc Jan 2, 2017
- E2 Welwyn Garden City to Peterborough Core Jan 3, 2017
- E3 Newark-on-Trent to Stockton-on-Tees Core Jan 4, 2017
- E4 Darlington to Dunbar Core Jan 5, 2017
- E5 Longniddry to Edinburgh Core Jan 6, 2017
- E6 Blackpool to Manchester Victoria Core Jan 9, 2017
- E7 Manchester Piccadilly to Silkstone Common Core Jan 10, 2017
- E8 Chapeltown to Doncaster Core Jan 11, 2017
- E9 Gainsborough to Ely Core Jan 12, 2017
- E10 Stowmarket to Harwich Core Jan 13, 2017
- E11 Wexford to Wicklow Core Jan 16, 2017
- E12 Greystones to Dublin Core Jan 17, 2017
- E13 Navan to Mullingar Core Jan 18, 2017
- E14 Dromod to Sligo Mytharc Jan 19, 2017
- E15 Ballina to Westport Mytharc Jan 20, 2017
Season 9 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Cromer to Cambridge Mytharc Jan 1, 2018
- E2 Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill Core Jan 2, 2018
- E3 Croydon to Shoreham-by-Sea Core Jan 3, 2018
- E4 Chichester to Cowes Core Jan 4, 2018
- E5 Swanwick to Brownsea Island Core Jan 5, 2018
- E6 Whitland to Swansea Core Jan 8, 2018
- E7 Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town Core Jan 9, 2018
- E8 Newport to Clevedon/Yatton/Bristol Channel Core Jan 10, 2018
- E9 Taunton to Newton Abbot Core Jan 11, 2018
- E10 Plymouth to The Lizard Core Jan 12, 2018
- E11 Hull to Malton Core Jan 15, 2018
- E12 York to Frizinghall Core Jan 16, 2018
- E13 Sheffield to Nantwich Core Jan 17, 2018
- E14 Liverpool to Dolgarrog Mytharc Jan 18, 2018
- E15 Criccieth to Caernarfon Mytharc Jan 19, 2018
Season 10 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Warrington to Preston Mytharc Feb 4, 2019
- E2 Blackburn to Manchester Core Feb 5, 2019
- E3 Manchester to Elsecar Core Feb 6, 2019
- E4 Maltby to Hinckley Core Feb 7, 2019
- E5 Birmingham to the Potteries Core Feb 8, 2019
- E6 Newry to Portadown Core Feb 11, 2019
- E7 Belfast to Portrush Core Feb 12, 2019
- E8 Larne to Dumfries Core Feb 13, 2019
- E9 Glasgow to Cumbrae Filler Feb 14, 2019
- E10 Glasgow to Connel Ferry Core Feb 15, 2019
- E11 Warwick to Radley Core Feb 18, 2019
- E12 Reading to Cookham Core Feb 19, 2019
- E13 Ealing Broadway to South Kensington Core Feb 20, 2019
- E14 Piccadilly Circus to Gravesend Mytharc Feb 21, 2019
- E15 East Malling to Rye Mytharc Feb 22, 2019
Season 11 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Newcastle to County Durham Mytharc Jan 6, 2020
- E2 Kielder Forest to Edinburgh Core Jan 7, 2020
- E3 Falkirk to Dundee Core Jan 8, 2020
- E4 Dundee to Aberdeen Core Jan 9, 2020
- E5 Elgin to Loch Ness Core Jan 10, 2020
- E6 St Ives to St Day Core Jan 13, 2020
- E7 Truro to St Mawgan Core Jan 14, 2020
- E8 Bodmin to Totnes Core Jan 15, 2020
- E9 Paignton to Tiverton Core Jan 16, 2020
- E10 Taunton to Salisbury Plain Core Jan 17, 2020
- E11 Canterbury to Alexandra Palace Core Jan 20, 2020
- E12 Limehouse to Rochford Core Jan 21, 2020
- E13 Witham to Felixstowe Core Jan 22, 2020
- E14 Saxmundham to Norwich Mytharc Jan 23, 2020
- E15 Attleborough to Skegness Mytharc Jan 24, 2020
Season 12 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Oxford to Abingdon Mytharc Apr 26, 2021
- E2 Stoke Mandeville to Beaconsfield Core Apr 27, 2021
- E3 West Ruislip to Windsor Core Apr 28, 2021
- E4 Guildford to Aldershot Core Apr 29, 2021
- E5 Farnborough to Winchester Core Apr 30, 2021
- E6 Saxmundham to Dedham Core May 3, 2021
- E7 Colchester to Chadwell Heath Core May 4, 2021
- E8 Potters Bar to Cardington Core May 5, 2021
- E9 Sawbridgeworth to Cambridge Core May 6, 2021
- E10 Newmarket to Walsingham Core May 7, 2021
- E11 Crewe to Shotton Core May 10, 2021
- E12 Rhyl to Anglesey Core May 11, 2021
- E13 Bangor to Betws y Coed Core May 12, 2021
- E14 Blaenau Ffestiniog to Barmouth Mytharc May 13, 2021
- E15 Aberystwyth to Newtown Mytharc May 14, 2021
Season 13 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Biggin Hill to Ashdown Forest Mytharc May 17, 2021
- E2 Hassocks to Benenden Core May 18, 2021
- E3 Rye to Dungeness Core May 19, 2021
- E4 Deal to Margate Core May 20, 2021
- E5 Herne Bay to Leeds Castle, Kent Core May 21, 2021
- E6 Chislehurst to Kennington Core May 24, 2021
- E7 Hackney Wick to Oxford Circus Core May 25, 2021
- E8 Hampstead to Islington Core May 26, 2021
- E9 Dagenham to Battersea Mytharc May 27, 2021
- E10 Park Royal to Westminster Mytharc May 29, 2021
Season 14 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Preston to Rawtenstall Mytharc Jun 19, 2023
- E2 Urmston to New Islington Core Jun 20, 2023
- E3 Oldham to Wakefield Core Jun 21, 2023
- E4 Wakefield to Leeds Core Jun 22, 2023
- E5 Bradford to Hebden Bridge Core Jun 24, 2023
- E6 Tilbury to Barbican Core Jun 26, 2023
- E7 Waterloo to Regent's Park Core Jun 27, 2023
- E8 Paddington to Ongar Core Jun 28, 2023
- E9 Felixstowe to Norwich Core Jun 29, 2023
- E10 Brandon to Cambridge Core Jun 30, 2023
- E11 Derby to Hinckley Core Jul 17, 2023
- E12 Coventry to Leamington Spa Core Jul 18, 2023
- E13 Long Itchington to Moseley Core Jul 19, 2023
- E14 Wolverhampton to Cheltenham Mytharc Jul 20, 2023
- E15 Tewkesbury to Filton Mytharc Jul 21, 2023
Season 15 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 Denham to Swindon Mytharc Mar 18, 2024
- E2 Chippenham to Yeovil Core Mar 19, 2024
- E3 Swanage to Portchester Core Mar 20, 2024
- E4 Havant to Guildford Core Mar 21, 2024
- E5 Wokingham to Heathrow Core Mar 22, 2024
- E6 Loch Lomond to Kelvinbridge Core Mar 25, 2024
- E7 Glasgow to Cumbernauld Core Mar 26, 2024
- E8 Shawlands to Livingston Core Mar 27, 2024
- E9 Edinburgh to Queensferry Core Mar 28, 2024
- E10 Dundee to Loch of the Lowes Core Mar 29, 2024
- E11 Liverpool to Uttoxeter Core Apr 1, 2024
- E12 Derby to Nottingham Core Apr 2, 2024
- E13 Lincoln to York Core Apr 3, 2024
- E14 York to Skipton Mytharc Apr 4, 2024
- E15 Northallerton to Chester-Le-Street Mytharc Apr 5, 2024
Season 16 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 16 guide & lore primer →- E1 Paddock Wood to Frant Mytharc Apr 7, 2025
- E2 Hildenborough to Robertsbridge Core Apr 8, 2025
- E3 Dorking to Lingfield Core Apr 9, 2025
- E4 Gatwick Airport to Royal Tunbridge Wells Core Apr 10, 2025
- E5 Chichester to Amberley Core Apr 11, 2025
- E6 Windermere to Sellafield Core Apr 14, 2025
- E7 St Bees to Grange-over-Sands Core Apr 15, 2025
- E8 Maryport to Penrith Core Apr 16, 2025
- E9 Aspatria to Carlisle Core Apr 17, 2025
- E10 Dumfries to Auchinleck Core Apr 18, 2025
- E11 Shrewsbury to Telford Core Apr 21, 2025
- E12 Ironbridge to Coseley Core Apr 22, 2025
- E13 Dudley to West Bromwich Core Apr 23, 2025
- E14 Birmingham New Street to Wednesbury Core Apr 24, 2025
- E15 Solihull to Birmingham International Core Apr 25, 2025
- E16 Loughton to Audley End Core Apr 28, 2025
- E17 Romford to the Blackwater Estuary Core Apr 29, 2025
- E18 Chelmsford to Tollesbury Core Apr 30, 2025
- E19 Witham to Saffron Walden Mytharc May 1, 2025
- E20 Colchester to Chappel and Wakes Colne Mytharc May 2, 2025
Frequently asked questions
Who presents the series?
The series is presented by Michael Portillo.
What is the premise of the show?
Michael Portillo travels across Britain using George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook to examine the impact of the railways.
When did the series begin?
The series began in 2010.
What is the source material for the journeys?
The presenter uses George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook as his primary guide.
What is the focus of the documentary?
The show explores how the railways changed Britain and what remains of the locations featured in the Victorian guidebook.
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