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    Great British Railway Journeys
    Great British Railway Journeys
    Documentary

    Great British Railway Journeys

    Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.

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    Status

    Returning Series

    Original Name

    Great British Railway Journeys

    First Air Date

    January 4, 2010

    Last Air Date

    April 9, 2025

    Seasons

    16

    Episodes

    280

    Language

    English

    Production Companies

    Talkback ThamesFremantle UK

    Networks

    BBC Two

    Colchester to Chappel and Wakes Colne
    S16E20

    Colchester to Chappel and Wakes Colne

    Michael's exploration of Essex is drawing to a close. He visits Colchester, which was first mentioned in AD77 and proudly claims to be Britain’s oldest recorded town.

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