Name: Great British Railway Journeys
Rating: 8.5

S06E01 - Ayr to Stewarton Air Date: 05 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo embarks on a journey through southern Scotland from west to east. From Ayr, he admires Ailsa Craig before getting to grips with curling.

S06E02 - Greenock to Larkhall Air Date: 06 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo continues his travels through the Scottish lowlands. From Greenock, he sets sail in the world's last seagoing paddle steamer.

S06E03 - Motherwell to Linlithgow Air Date: 07 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo continues his journey through southern Scotland. He celebrates Victorian iron and steel in Motherwell, admiring the Forth Rail Bridge.

S06E04 - Stirling to Pitlochry Air Date: 08 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo begins his journey in Stirling, where he visits the scene of a bloody battle at Bannockburn. In Perth, he learns how to make a sporran.

S06E05 - St Andrew's to Edinburgh Air Date: 09 January 2015 18:30 -

On the last leg of his journey across Scotland from west to east, Michael Portillo pays homage to the birthplace of golf at St Andrews.

S06E06 - Amersham to Regent's Park Air Date: 12 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo embarks on a series of journeys through London. He travels on the capital's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Line.

S06E07 - Deptford to West Silverton Air Date: 13 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo embarks on a series of journeys through London. He is invited aboard the construction locomotive for Crossrail.

S06E08 - Stratford to London Victoria Air Date: 14 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo embarks on a series of journeys through London. He takes the high-speed line to Stratford to explore the legacy of the Olympic Park.

S06E09 - Covent Garden to Soho Air Date: 15 January 2015 18:30 -

Guided by his Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo explores London's theatreland and discovers how 19th-century engineering made for spectacular theatricals.

S06E10 - High Street Kensington to London Bridge Air Date: 16 January 2015 18:30 -

On the last of his journeys in the capital, Michael Portillo explores Albertopolis and reaches dizzying heights inside a Victorian landmark.

S06E11 - Derby to Grantham Air Date: 19 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo embarks on a journey from the East Midlands to the island of Lindisfarne. On this leg, he gives an old engine a fresh start in Derby.

S06E12 - Boston to Hensall Air Date: 20 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Derby to Lindisfarne. In Boston, Lincolnshire, he explores the connection between the town and its American namesake.

S06E13 - Hessle to York Air Date: 21 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo continues his journey from the heart of the East Midlands to Northumberland's Holy Island. In Hessle, he learns about the Humber Bridge.

S06E14 - Middlesbrough to Hexham Air Date: 22 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Derby to Lindisfarne. In Middlesbrough, he visits one of the last cast-iron foundries in the city.

S06E15 - Newcastle to Lindisfarne Air Date: 23 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo journeys from Newcastle up the north east coast to Lindisfarne. He finds out about the world's earliest swing bridge and its inventor.

S06E16 - Pembroke Dock to Swansea Air Date: 26 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from west Wales to East Anglia. He investigates what caused riotous rebels to dress up as women in Narberth.

S06E17 - Swansea to Hereford Air Date: 27 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Pembroke Dock to Cambridge. En route, he learns about the Victorian signalling system still in place today.

S06E18 - Abergavenny to Hanborough Air Date: 28 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo begins underground at Big Pit coal mine in Blaenavon before making his way to Blenheim Palace, where he investigates a historic fire.

S06E19 - Oxford to Luton Air Date: 29 January 2015 18:30 -

Michael Portillo visits the Bodleian, Oxford University's research library, to see some Victorian treasures including a pocket-size edition of Bradshaw's Companion.

S06E20 - Oakham to Cambridge Air Date: 30 January 2015 18:30 -

On the final leg of his journey from west Wales to East Anglia, Michael Portillo begins in Oakham before heading east to Stamford and on to Cambridge University.

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