Great Coastal Railway Journeys

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Great Coastal Railway Journeys (2022)

Seasoned train traveller Michael Portillo immerses himself in the magnificent scenery of the nation's coastal regions.

Series, 2022, Documentary, Society & Culture, Travel


Great Coastal Railway Journeys - TV Showtimes

Friday, June 27

4:00pm

Great Coastal Railway Journeys ‘Barry Island To Pyle’

SBS

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

'Barry Island To Pyle'

SBS, 4:00pm, Fri, 27 Jun 2025, 35 minutes

REPEAT

Michael Portillo continues his South Wales coastal railway journey in Barry Island, where he investigates 'what’s occurring' at the busy docks. The waters upstream of the Barry Peninsula are tricky to navigate and the tides are the second highest in the world.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Travel, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 22


Great Coastal Railway Journeys ‘Barry Island To Pyle’

SBS HD

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

'Barry Island To Pyle'

SBS HD, 4:00pm, Fri, 27 Jun 2025, 35 minutes

REPEAT

Michael Portillo continues his South Wales coastal railway journey in Barry Island, where he investigates 'what’s occurring' at the busy docks. The waters upstream of the Barry Peninsula are tricky to navigate and the tides are the second highest in the world.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Travel, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 22


Wednesday, July 2

4:00pm

Great Coastal Railway Journeys ‘Port Talbot To Pembrey Burry...’

SBS

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

'Port Talbot To Pembrey Burry Port'

SBS, 4:00pm, Wed, 2 Jul 2025, 35 minutes

REPEAT

Michael Portillo's coastal rail adventure along the south coast of Wales reaches the town of Port Talbot, known across the world for its steel production. He marvels as tons of molten iron is poured into railway wagons for transport to the steel plant and investigates how the industry is planning to decarbonise. At Swansea University he finds scientists are working to capture energy which would otherwise be wasted, starting with heat.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Travel, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 23


Great Coastal Railway Journeys ‘Port Talbot To Pembrey Burry...’

SBS HD

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

'Port Talbot To Pembrey Burry Port'

SBS HD, 4:00pm, Wed, 2 Jul 2025, 35 minutes

REPEAT

Michael Portillo's coastal rail adventure along the south coast of Wales reaches the town of Port Talbot, known across the world for its steel production. He marvels as tons of molten iron is poured into railway wagons for transport to the steel plant and investigates how the industry is planning to decarbonise. At Swansea University he finds scientists are working to capture energy which would otherwise be wasted, starting with heat.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Travel, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 23


Thursday, July 3

4:00pm

Great Coastal Railway Journeys ‘Carmarthen To Pembroke’

SBS

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

'Carmarthen To Pembroke'

SBS, 4:00pm, Thu, 3 Jul 2025, 35 minutes

REPEAT

Michael Portillo travels the breath-taking rural coastline of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire in south Wales. From Carmarthen Bay, he tracks up the estuary and River Towy to the historic town of Carmarthen and Middleton Hall, home of Wales’s National Botanic Garden. Michael is on the trail of the quarter of a million honeybees, who live in the garden. In the bee garden, the Master Beekeeper shows Michael their hives.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Travel, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 24


Great Coastal Railway Journeys ‘Carmarthen To Pembroke’

SBS HD

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

'Carmarthen To Pembroke'

SBS HD, 4:00pm, Thu, 3 Jul 2025, 35 minutes

REPEAT

Michael Portillo travels the breath-taking rural coastline of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire in south Wales. From Carmarthen Bay, he tracks up the estuary and River Towy to the historic town of Carmarthen and Middleton Hall, home of Wales’s National Botanic Garden. Michael is on the trail of the quarter of a million honeybees, who live in the garden. In the bee garden, the Master Beekeeper shows Michael their hives.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Travel, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 24


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