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The Best Episodes of Great British Railway Journeys Season 1

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Every episode of Great British Railway Journeys Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Great British Railway Journeys Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Great British Railway Journeys Season 1

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...
  1. Background image for Liverpool to Eccles
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    #1 - Liverpool to Eccles

    S1:E1

    Ep1: Liverpool to Eccles. Michael begins his journey on the world's first passenger railway line, learns to speak Scouse in Liverpool, finds out about the first railway fatality and explores the origins of the Eccles cake.

    Director:Unknown
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    #2 - Manchester to Bury

    S1:E2

    Michael is in Manchester to find out more about George Bradshaw himself. He also gets fitted for a trilby in Denton and learns how the railways helped to create a national institution - fish and chips.

    Director:Unknown
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    #3 - Todmorden to York

    S1:E3

    Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, finds out about the latest Roman discoveries in York and takes to the air in the Network Rail helicopter.

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    #4 - Pontefract to Bridlington

    S1:E4

    Michael searches for the last liquorice grower in Pontefract, discovers how the railways turned Hull into one of the largest white fish ports in the world and goes fishing for sea bass in Bridlington.

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    #5 - Filey to Scarborough

    S1:E5

    Michael goes bird-watching on the wild cliffs of Flamborough Head, learns to decipher traditional knitting patterns in Filey and meets one of the oldest residents of the Victorian seaside resort of Scarborough - a 4000-year-old skeleton called Gristhorpe Man.

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    #6 - Preston to Morecambe

    S1:E6

    Michael explores the origins of the temperance movement in Preston, samples the attractions of Blackpool, a resort made by the railways, and takes a walk across Morecambe Bay with the official Keeper of the Sands.

    Director:Unknown
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    #7 - Settle to Garsdale

    S1:E7

    Michael returns to the historic Settle-Carlisle line to find out what has happened to it since he helped save it in the 1980s. Along the way, he explores the magnificent Ribblehead viaduct, finds out about the navvies who helped to build it and catches a steam train along the line.

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    #8 - Windermere to Kendal

    S1:E8

    Michael takes a steamboat tour of Lake Windermere, visits Wordsworth's home village of Grasmere and makes sausages with a local Herdwick sheep farmer.

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    #9 - Carlisle to Glasgow

    S1:E9

    Michael meets the wild clansmen of Carlisle, the Border Reivers, witnesses a wedding in Gretna Green and visits a secret World War One munitions factory.

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    #10 - Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy

    S1:E10

    Michael makes apple juice in the Clyde valley orchards, pays a thrilling visit to the top of the Forth Rail Bridge and relives his childhood memories in his grandparents' home town of Kirkcaldy.

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    #11 - Swindon to Bristol

    S1:E11

    Michael finds out about free holiday trains for the GWR workers in Swindon, samples the Spa in Bath, and tries his hand at glass blowing in Bristol.

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    #12 - Yatton to Weston Super Mare

    S1:E12

    Michael samples local Cheddar strawberries, explores Cheddar Gorge and the famous caves, and visits one of the oldest piers in the country at Weston Super Mare.

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    #13 - Torquay to Totnes

    S1:E13

    Michael finds out about Torquay's micro climate, goes salmon fishing on the Dart estuary and spends some of Totnes' new local currency.

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    #14 - Bugle to Mevagissey

    S1:E14

    Michael visits the largest clay mine in the world near St Austell, goes pilchard fishing in Mevagissey and finds out how the estate of Heligan shaped British gardens.

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    #15 - Truro to Penzance

    S1:E15

    Michael searches for the lost church of St Piran, explores the last working tin mine in Cornwall and harvests oysters on the Helford River.

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    #16 - Buxton to Matlock

    S1:E16

    Michael visits an architectural wonder, the Duke of Devonshire's stables in Buxton, helps to repair the ancient peat landscape of the Peak District and travels on the historic steam railway to Rowsley.

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    #17 - Cromford to Burton-on-Trent

    S1:E17

    Michael visits the oldest working factory in the world at Cromford, explores the country's first public park in Derby and finds out why Burton's beer is said to be the best.

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    #18 - Walsall to Bournville

    S1:E18

    Michael meets the queen's saddler in Walsall, learns how to cook an authentic Indian curry in Birmingham and visits Bournville, rumoured to be the best place to live in Britain.

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    #19 - Coventry to Watford

    S1:E19

    Michael relives the Coventry Blitz, meets the last pure breed Aylesbury duck farmer in Buckinghamshire and finds out how the trains helped to evacuate millions of children during World War II.

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    #20 - St Pancras to Westminster

    S1:E20

    Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, he travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains. His journey takes him from Buxton along one of the first railway routes south to the capital, London. This time, Michael explores one of the grandest railway stations and hotels in the country: St Pancras. He rides the world's first tube line to Smithfield market and climbs up the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament to hear Big Ben chime.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Liverpool to Eccles" is the best rated episode of "Great British Railway Journeys" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/4/2010. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Manchester to Bury".