Great British Railway Journeys

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Great British Railway Journeys (2010)

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

Wednesday, July 1

1:15am

Great British Railway Journeys ‘Derby To Hinckley’

SBS

Great British Railway Journeys

'Derby To Hinckley'

SBS, 1:15am, Wed, 1 Jul 2026, 35 minutes

REPEAT

Michael begins in the city of Derby at its famous 19th century railway works, he hears how the Victorian sheds now house some of the latest assembly lines in Britain for building electric trains.

Michael Portillo

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Entertainment, Travel, Historical, Season 14 Episode 11


Great British Railway Journeys ‘Derby To Hinckley’

SBS HD

Great British Railway Journeys

'Derby To Hinckley'

SBS HD, 1:15am, Wed, 1 Jul 2026, 35 minutes

REPEAT

Michael begins in the city of Derby at its famous 19th century railway works, he hears how the Victorian sheds now house some of the latest assembly lines in Britain for building electric trains.

Michael Portillo

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Entertainment, Travel, Historical, Season 14 Episode 11


Thursday, July 2

12:25am

Great British Railway Journeys ‘Coventry To Leamington Spa’

SBS

Great British Railway Journeys

'Coventry To Leamington Spa'

SBS, 12:25am, Thu, 2 Jul 2026, 35 minutes

REPEAT

Beginning this time in Coventry, Michael recalls the destruction by the German Luftwaffe of the city's gothic cathedral in November 1940. He hears how architect Basil Spence won a competition to build it anew and tours the breathtakingly modernist concrete structure built alongside the medieval ruin.

Michael Portillo

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Entertainment, Travel, Historical, Season 14 Episode 12


Great British Railway Journeys ‘Coventry To Leamington Spa’

SBS HD

Great British Railway Journeys

'Coventry To Leamington Spa'

SBS HD, 12:25am, Thu, 2 Jul 2026, 35 minutes

REPEAT

Beginning this time in Coventry, Michael recalls the destruction by the German Luftwaffe of the city's gothic cathedral in November 1940. He hears how architect Basil Spence won a competition to build it anew and tours the breathtakingly modernist concrete structure built alongside the medieval ruin.

Michael Portillo

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Entertainment, Travel, Historical, Season 14 Episode 12


Friday, July 3

2:55am

Great British Railway Journeys ‘Long Itchington To Moseley’

SBS

Great British Railway Journeys

'Long Itchington To Moseley'

SBS, 2:55am, Fri, 3 Jul 2026, 35 minutes

REPEAT

Michael railway journey through the Midlands and West Country reaches the heart of the Warwickshire countryside, where the on-going construction of Britain's biggest railway project takes place.

Michael Portillo

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Entertainment, Travel, Historical, Season 14 Episode 13


Great British Railway Journeys ‘Long Itchington To Moseley’

SBS HD

Great British Railway Journeys

'Long Itchington To Moseley'

SBS HD, 2:55am, Fri, 3 Jul 2026, 35 minutes

REPEAT

Michael railway journey through the Midlands and West Country reaches the heart of the Warwickshire countryside, where the on-going construction of Britain's biggest railway project takes place.

Michael Portillo

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Entertainment, Travel, Historical, Season 14 Episode 13


3:30am

Great British Railway Journeys ‘Wolverhampton To Cheltenham’

SBS

Great British Railway Journeys

'Wolverhampton To Cheltenham'

SBS, 3:30am, Fri, 3 Jul 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

On this leg of his railway journey from the industrial West Midlands to the rural counties of the southwest, Michael stops in Wolverhampton. Where the ever-increasing demand for workers during the post war boom years saw immigrants from the Caribbean and South Asia arrive in Britain.

Michael Portillo

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Entertainment, Travel, Historical, Season 14 Episode 14


Great British Railway Journeys ‘Wolverhampton To Cheltenham’

SBS HD

Great British Railway Journeys

'Wolverhampton To Cheltenham'

SBS HD, 3:30am, Fri, 3 Jul 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

On this leg of his railway journey from the industrial West Midlands to the rural counties of the southwest, Michael stops in Wolverhampton. Where the ever-increasing demand for workers during the post war boom years saw immigrants from the Caribbean and South Asia arrive in Britain.

Michael Portillo

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Entertainment, Travel, Historical, Season 14 Episode 14


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