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Series 16

Great British Railway Journeys

Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the country by train.

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Romford to the Blackwater Estuary

All available episodes (20 total)

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Supporting Content

  • Steam railway programmes on BBC iPlayer

  • A Viking sword that reshaped history—Chelmsford to Tollesbury

    Duration: 1:47
  • Michael makes his DJ debut at Radio Caroline—Romford to the Blackwater Estuary

    Duration: 1:30
  • Lord Nelson's buttons—Birmingham New Street to Wednesbury

    Duration: 0:40
  • Britain's highest adhesion railway—Dumfries to Auchinleck

    Duration: 1:19
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