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Great British Railway Journeys Season 1

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1x01 Liverpool to Eccles aired Jan 04, 2010

Michael learns to speak Scouse in Liverpool, finds out about the first railway fatality and explores the origins of the Eccles cake.

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1x02 Manchester to Bury aired Jan 05, 2010

Michael is in Manchester to find out more about George Bradshaw himself. He also gets fitted for a trilby in Denton and learns how the railways helped to cre... read more

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1x03 Todmorden to York aired Jan 06, 2010

Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, finds out about the latest Roman discoveries in York and takes to the air in the N... read more

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1x04 Pontefract to Bridlington aired Jan 07, 2010

Michael searches for the last liquorice grower in Pontefract, discovers how the railways turned Hull into one of the largest white fish ports in the world an... read more

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1x05 Filey to Scarborough aired Jan 08, 2010

Michael goes bird-watching on the wild cliffs of Flamborough Head, learns to decipher traditional knitting patterns in Filey and meets one of the oldest resi... read more

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1x06 Preston to Morecambe aired Jan 11, 2010

Michael explores the origins of the temperance movement in Preston, samples the attractions of Blackpool, a resort made by the railways, and takes a walk acr... read more

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1x07 Settle to Garsdale aired Jan 12, 2010

Michael returns to the historic Settle-Carlisle line to find out what has happened to it since he helped save it in the 1980s. Along the way, he explores the... read more

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1x08 Windermere to Kendal aired Jan 13, 2010

Michael takes a steamboat tour of Lake Windermere, visits Wordsworth's home village of Grasmere and makes sausages with a local Herdwick sheep farmer.

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1x09 Carlisle to Glasgow aired Jan 14, 2010

Michael meets the wild clansmen of Carlisle, the Border Reivers, witnesses a wedding in Gretna Green and visits a secret World War One munitions factory.

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1x10 Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy aired Jan 15, 2010

Michael makes apple juice in the Clyde valley orchards, pays a thrilling visit to the top of the Forth Rail Bridge and relives his childhood memories in his ... read more

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1x11 Swindon to Bristol aired Jan 18, 2010

Michael finds out about free holiday trains for the GWR workers in Swindon, samples the Spa in Bath, and tries his hand at glass blowing in Bristol.

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1x12 Yatton to Weston Super Mare aired Jan 19, 2010

Michael samples local Cheddar strawberries, explores Cheddar Gorge and the famous caves, and visits one of the oldest piers in the country at Weston Super Mare. read more

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1x13 Torquay to Totnes aired Jan 20, 2010

Michael finds out about Torquay's micro climate, goes salmon fishing on the Dart estuary and spends some of Totnes' new local currency.

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1x14 Bugle to Mevagissey aired Jan 21, 2010

Michael visits the largest clay mine in the world near St Austell, goes pilchard fishing in Mevagissey and finds out how the estate of Heligan shaped British... read more

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1x15 Truro to Penzance aired Jan 22, 2010

Michael searches for the lost church of St Piran, explores the last working tin mine in Cornwall and harvests oysters on the Helford River.

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1x16 Buxton to Matlock aired Jan 25, 2010

Michael visits an architectural wonder, the Duke of Devonshire's stables in Buxton, helps to repair the ancient peat landscape of the Peak District and trave... read more

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1x17 Cromford to Burton-on-Trent aired Jan 26, 2010

Michael visits the oldest working factory in the world at Cromford, explores the country's first public park in Derby and finds out why Burton's beer is said... read more

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1x18 Walsall to Bournville aired Jan 27, 2010

Michael meets the queen's saddler in Walsall, learns how to cook an authentic Indian curry in Birmingham and visits Bournville, rumoured to be the best place... read more

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1x19 Coventry to Watford aired Jan 28, 2010

Michael relives the Coventry Blitz, meets the last pure breed Aylesbury duck farmer in Buckinghamshire and finds out how the trains helped to evacuate millio... read more

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1x20 St Pancras to Westminster aired Jan 29, 2010

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, he travels the length a... read more

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