Great British Railway Journeys

Great British Railway Journeys (2010)

Series 14 commencing 12/9/23. Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country by train.

Michael Portillo

Series, 2010, Documentary, Entertainment, Historical, Travel


Great British Railway Journeys - TV Showtimes

Tuesday, April 23

7:30pm

Great British Railway Journeys ‘Series 13, Episode 7’

SBS

Great British Railway Journeys

'Series 13, Episode 7'

SBS, 7:30pm, Tue, 23 Apr 2024, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Michael Portillo continues his travels through the capital in the heart of London's East End. Michael explores Hackney Wick, today transformed from the time of his 1930s Bradshaw's Guide, when factories belched smoke and the Communist Party of Great Britain launched The Daily Worker. Michael hears about the newspaper's origins and aims from the editor of its modern incarnation, The Morning Star.

Michael Portillo

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Entertainment, Travel, Historical, Season 13 Episode 7


Great British Railway Journeys ‘Series 13, Episode 7’

SBS HD

Great British Railway Journeys

'Series 13, Episode 7'

SBS HD, 7:30pm, Tue, 23 Apr 2024, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Michael Portillo continues his travels through the capital in the heart of London's East End. Michael explores Hackney Wick, today transformed from the time of his 1930s Bradshaw's Guide, when factories belched smoke and the Communist Party of Great Britain launched The Daily Worker. Michael hears about the newspaper's origins and aims from the editor of its modern incarnation, The Morning Star.

Michael Portillo

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Entertainment, Travel, Historical, Season 13 Episode 7


8:00pm

Great British Railway Journeys ‘Series 13, Episode 8’

SBS

Great British Railway Journeys

'Series 13, Episode 8'

SBS, 8:00pm, Tue, 23 Apr 2024, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Michael Portillo's Bradshaw's-inspired rail tour of London continues in Hampstead, where shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, a ground-breaking Jewish doctor found refuge. Sigmund Freud fled the Austrian capital of Vienna by train to escape the Nazis, who branded his work degenerate. Michael hears how the father of psychoanalysis was warmly welcomed in London and sees the famous couch, on which patients would lie to recount their dreams.

Michael Portillo

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Entertainment, Travel, Historical, Season 13 Episode 8


Great British Railway Journeys ‘Series 13, Episode 8’

SBS HD

Great British Railway Journeys

'Series 13, Episode 8'

SBS HD, 8:00pm, Tue, 23 Apr 2024, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Michael Portillo's Bradshaw's-inspired rail tour of London continues in Hampstead, where shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, a ground-breaking Jewish doctor found refuge. Sigmund Freud fled the Austrian capital of Vienna by train to escape the Nazis, who branded his work degenerate. Michael hears how the father of psychoanalysis was warmly welcomed in London and sees the famous couch, on which patients would lie to recount their dreams.

Michael Portillo

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Entertainment, Travel, Historical, Season 13 Episode 8


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