Great British Railway JourneysSeries 4Episodes Episode guide

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1. Goes to Ireland - Athlone to Galway

   25/25Michael Portillo finds his voice with a traditional Irish singing group.
2. Goes to Ireland - Newbridge to Roscrea

   24/25Michael Portillo discovers how harsh life was for the Irish poor.
3. Goes to Ireland - Kilkenny to Athy

   23/25Michael Portillo uncovers 19th-century Ireland's surprising industrial heritage.
4. Goes to Ireland - Charleville to Waterford

   22/25Michael Portillo learns the ancient art of making butter.
5. Goes to Ireland - Killarney to Cobh

   21/25Michael Portillo witnesses the rugged beauty of County Kerry and the rural Irish Midlands.
6. Exmouth to Newton Abbot

   20/25Michael Portillo takes to sea with the RNLI and visits a stormy coastal railway.
7. Lynton and Lynmouth to Exeter

   19/25Michael Portillo visits a garden used as a viewing platform for public hangings.
8. Taunton to Minehead

   18/25Michael Portillo explores a church that moves in mysterious ways.
9. Salisbury to Castle Cary

   17/25Michael Portillo tries his hand at cloth making, the 19th-century way.
10. London Paddington to Warminster

    16/25Michael Portillo gets to grips with the old grey matter at a Victorian asylum.
11. Invergordon to John O'Groats

    15/25Michael Portillo learns how one man's vision helped bring train travel to the Highlands.
12. Inverness to Plockton

    14/25Michael Portillo rides one of Scotland's most picturesque railways.
13. Dufftown to Aviemore

    13/25Michael Portillo learns how Victorian whisky trains were raided by robbers.
14. Dundee to Aberdeen

    12/25Michael Portillo learns how Queen Victoria used to hide from her subjects.
15. Stirling to Invergowrie

    11/25Michael Portillo learns about a Scottish hero and visits a Highland Games.
16. Spalding to Grimsby

    10/25Michael Portillo sees how Lincolnshire farmers utilised rails to improve their harvests.
17. London King's Cross to Peterborough

    9/25Michael Portillo discovers how derelict Victorian London is being rejuvenated.
18. London Victoria to Abbey Wood

    8/25Michael Portillo learns how volunteer Victorian fire fighters liked a tipple.
19. Woking to Clapham Junction

    7/25Michael Portillo gets close to some precious Victorian botany at Kew Gardens.
20. Portsmouth to Gomshall

    6/25Michael Portillo feeds the crew of Britain's newest warship.
21. Welshpool to Aberystwyth

    5/25Michael Portillo travels to the Victorian seaside resort of Aberystwyth.
22. Dudley to Bridgnorth

    4/25Michael Portillo rides the stunning Severn Valley Railway across Victoria Bridge.
23. Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford

    3/25Michael Portillo explores one of the greatest locomotive factories in railway history.
24. Birmingham to Stafford

    2/25Michael Portillo samples the delicacies of a Victorian kitchen at Shugborough Hall.
25. High Wycombe to Stratford-Upon-Avon

    1/25Michael Portillo sees Shakespeare through the eyes of a Victorian railway tourist.