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Great British Railway Journeys Episodes

    Lincoln to YorkSeries 15

    13/15 Michael Portillo鈥檚 postwar journey from Merseyside to Teesside resumes in Lincoln.

    Derby to NottinghamSeries 15

    12/15 Michael Portillo reaches the jet age in the Derby suburb of Peartree.

    Liverpool to UttoxeterSeries 15

    11/15 Michael Portillo twists and shouts through postwar Liverpool.

    Dundee to Loch of the LowesSeries 15

    10/15 Michael is on the trail of Joseph McKenzie, the father of modern Scottish photography.

    Edinburgh to QueensferrySeries 15

    9/15 In the former miner village of Newtongrange, Michael meets the son of 'Red' Mick McGahey.

    Shawlands to LivingstonSeries 15

    8/15 Michael continues his postwar Scottish journey, heading from Glasgow to Edinburgh.

    Glasgow to CumbernauldSeries 15

    7/15 Michael admires the oldest football trophy in the world.

    Loch Lomond to KelvinbridgeSeries 15

    6/15 Michael boards the West Highland Line to begin a journey across Scotland鈥檚 central belt.

    Wokingham to HeathrowSeries 15

    5/15 Michael takes a tour around Heathrow Airport, ending up atop the iconic control tower.

    Havant to GuildfordSeries 15

    4/15 Michael visits Haslemere, the surprise birthplace of the plastic recorder.

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