Great British Railway Journeys: Series 8
Season 8 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Great British Railway Journeys Season 7.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 8 Progress Shield
The Flying Scotsman
Jan 2, 2017 · 30 min
he Flying Scotsman A once-in-a-lifetime journey aboard the most famous train in history, the Flying Scotsman, begins for Michael before dawn at London's King's Cross. Excitement b
Welwyn Garden City to Peterborough
Jan 3, 2017 · 30 min
Welwyn Garden City to Peterborough After the excitement of his ride on the Flying Scotsman, Michael begins a new journey with his Bradshaw's guide book north from London, followin
Newark-on-Trent to Stockton-on-Tees
Jan 4, 2017 · 30 min
Newark on Trent to Stockton-on-Tees Following his trip from London to York on board the Flying Scotsman, Michael uses his Bradshaw's to trace the path of the famous service, begin
Darlington to Dunbar
Jan 5, 2017 · 30 min
Darlington to Dunbar In Newton Aycliffe, he tests a state-of-the-art passenger train on tracks which follow the route taken by George Stephenson's steam engine on its historic jou
Longniddry to Edinburgh
Jan 6, 2017 · 30 min
Longniddry to Edinburgh Michael helps himself to a ukulele lesson in Haddington, birthplace of Victorian self-improvement guru Samuel Smiles. In Musselburgh, he gets a taste of li
Blackpool to Manchester Victoria
Jan 9, 2017 · 30 min
Blackpool to Manchester Victoria On a new journey across Bradshaw's Britain with his Victorian guidebook. He makes potent new friends in Fleetwood then heads to Manchester, where
Manchester Piccadilly to Silkstone Common
Jan 10, 2017 · 30 min
Manchester Piccadilly to Silkstone Common Michael Portillo's journey from the Irish Sea to the North Sea continues by tram from Manchester. At the imposing town hall of the world'
Chapeltown to Doncaster
Jan 11, 2017 · 30 min
Chapeltown to Doncaster From Chapeltown, Michael heads to Wharncliffe Crags, where he plucks up courage to follow in the terrifying footholds of the Victorian daredevil who made r
Gainsborough to Ely
Jan 12, 2017 · 30 min
Gainsborough to Ely Steered by his Bradshaw's railway handbook to Gainsborough, Michael Portillo wraps his head around an ingenious Victorian machine which changed shopping foreve
Stowmarket to Harwich
Jan 13, 2017 · 30 min
Stowmarket to Harwich Michael Portillo is on the final leg of his journey following the route of the North Country Continental service to Harwich. Along the way, he meets voluntee
Wexford to Wicklow
Jan 16, 2017 · 30 min
Wexford to Wicklow Armed with his Bradshaw's Handbook, Michael Portillo begins a journey across Ireland. In the port of Wexford, he takes to the seas in a 100-year-old lifeboat an
Greystones to Dublin
Jan 17, 2017 · 30 min
Greystones to Dublin At Trinity College, Dublin, Michael Portillo discovers one of Ireland's greatest treasures and learns how it became the symbol of the nation. There is a chanc
Navan to Mullingar
Jan 18, 2017 · 30 min
Navan to Mullingar Michael gets up to speed with modern archaeology in County Meath and uncovers a controversial Victorian dig at the sacred Hill of Tara. He investigates leaping
Dromod to Sligo
Jan 19, 2017 · 30 min
Dromod to Sligo With his Victorian Bradshaw's guidebook in hand, Michael Portillo crosses the Emerald Isle uncovering Irish identity, forged at a time of political strife. Travell
Ballina to Westport
Jan 20, 2017 · 30 min
Ballina to Westport On the last leg of Michael Portillo's long journey from Wexford to Westport, a fashionable Victorian seaweed bath is followed by a steamy scene in Ballina. On