Great British Railway JourneysSeries 2Episodes Episode guide

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1. Lochailort to Skye

   25/25Michael discovers how the railways helped train commandos at Lochailort in World War II.
2. Roybridge to Glenfinnan

   24/25Michael travels up the west coast of Scotland and looks at the parallel roads of Glenroy.
3. Oban to Corrour

   23/25Michael Portillo discovers how trains spread the word about Oban whisky.
4. Dumbarton to Tyndrum

   22/25Michael Portillo explores the Dumbarton shipyards that built the Cutty Sark.
5. Ayr to Paisley

   21/25Michael visits the hometown of Robbie Burns and finds out how to make haggis.
6. Hythe to Hastings

   20/25Michael explores Kent's sparkling wine industry.
7. Sandwich to Folkestone

   19/25Michael discovers how the Victorians initiated the building of the Channel Tunnel.
8. Canterbury to Margate

   18/25Michael goes whelk fishing in Whitstable.
9. Aylesford to Tunbridge Wells

   17/25Michael Portillo discovers how the railways turned cricket into a national sport.
10. London Bridge to Chatham

    16/25Michael Portillo takes a walk through the world's first underwater tunnel at Rotherhithe.
11. Langley Mill to Melton Mowbray

    15/25Michael finds out how trains transformed the traditional British sport of fox hunting.
12. Batley to Sheffield

    14/25Michael Portillo finds out about shoddy, a successful 19th-century recycling industry.
13. York to Saltaire

    13/25Michael Portillo takes a Turkish bath in the famous spa town of Harrogate.
14. Durham to Grosmont

    12/25Michael Portillo visits the historic Durham Cathedral and takes a Dracula tour in Whitby.
15. Newcastle to Chester-le-Street

    11/25Michael Portillo visits the first locomotive factory in the world.
16. Llanberis to Holyhead

    10/25Michael Portillo takes the train to the top of Wales's highest peak, Mount Snowdon.
17. Llanwrst to Porthmadog

    9/25Michael Portillo visits the Victorian slate capital of Blaenau Ffestiniog.
18. Chester to Conwy

    8/25Michael Portillo visits Chester's Roman remains and goes mussel fishing in north Wales.
19. Telford to Wrexham

    7/25Michael explores historic Chirk Castle and has a go at making traditional Cheshire cheese.
20. Ledbury to Shrewsbury

    6/25Michael Portillo visits the world's first iron-framed building in Shrewsbury.
21. Dereham to Cromer

    5/25Michael gets a rare chance to drive a heritage diesel train and samples some Cromer crab.
22. Ely to King's Lynn

    4/25Michael goes fishing with the last eel trapper on the Fens at Ely.
23. Enfield to Cambridge

    3/25Michael Portillo discovers how the trains transformed Newmarket's races.
24. Waterloo to Canary Wharf

    2/25Michael Portillo explores the changing fortunes of London's docks.
25. Brighton to Crystal Palace

    1/25Michael finds out about Brighton's aquarium and discovers the Crystal Palace's wonders.