Great British Railway Journeys (2010)
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Cast & Crew.
Ben Rowland
Director
Michael Portillo
Self - Presenter
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Cassie Farrell
Director
Tom Richardson
Director
Nicholas Owen
Self
Titus Ogilvy
Director
Dave Minchin
Director
Jonathan Betts
Self
Anthony Holland
Director
Beatrice Ni Bhroin
Director
Adrienne Doyard
Director
Hayden King
Director
Eve Commander
Researcher
Jon Wygens
Music
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 4, 2010
StatusReturning Series
Seasons15
Episodes270
Running Time30m
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Great British Railway Journeys is a 2010–present BBC documentary series presented by Michael Portillo, a former Conservative MP and Cabinet Minister who was instrumental in saving the Settle to Carlisle line from closure in 1989. The documentary was first broadcast in 2010 on BBC Two and has returned annually for a current total of 14 series.
The series features Portillo travelling around the railway networks of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man, referring to Bradshaw's Guide and comparing how the various destinations have changed since; initially, he used an 1840s copy, but in later series, he used other editions.Portillo has presented 8 other series with a similar format: Great Continental Railway Journeys (7 series; 2012–2020), Great American Railroad Journeys (4 series; 2016–2020), Great Indian Railway Journeys (2018), Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys and Great Canadian Railway Journeys (broadcast consecutively in January 2019), Great Australian Railway Journeys (2019), Great Asian Railway Journeys (2020) and Great Coastal Railway Journeys (2022).