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The Best Episodes of Great British Railway Journeys Season 11

Every episode of Great British Railway Journeys Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Great British Railway Journeys Season 11!

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...
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC Two

Season 11 Ratings Summary

"Newcastle to County Durham" is the best rated episode of "Great British Railway Journeys" season 11. It scored 7.9/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/6/2020. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Kielder Forest to Edinburgh".

  • Newcastle to County Durham
    7.9/108 votes

    #1 - Newcastle to County Durham

    Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2020

    Beginning just outside Newcastle in Jarrow, Michael uncovers the desperation which led 200 men to march 300 miles to Westminster in order to petition the Government for work. In Newcastle, Michael admires the city's iconic railway bridge.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kielder Forest to Edinburgh
    7.9/108 votes

    #2 - Kielder Forest to Edinburgh

    Season 11 Episode 2 - Aired 1/7/2020

    Steered by his 1936 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo is in Northumbria en route to the Highlands.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Falkirk to Dundee
    7.9/107 votes

    #3 - Falkirk to Dundee

    Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 1/8/2020

    Michael Portillo's railway journey through 1930s Britain from Newcastle to Loch Ness reaches Falkirk in Scotland.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dundee to Aberdeen
    8.3/108 votes

    #4 - Dundee to Aberdeen

    Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 1/9/2020

    Stopping at Dundee, Michael Portillo heads for Glamis Castle, where Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother, grew up.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Elgin to Loch Ness
    7.9/108 votes

    #5 - Elgin to Loch Ness

    Season 11 Episode 5 - Aired 1/10/2020

    Michael Portillo's journey ends at Loch Ness, where he joins the Deep Scan research team as they scour the deep for signs of the elusive monster.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • St Ives to St Day
    7.7/106 votes

    #6 - St Ives to St Day

    Season 11 Episode 6 - Aired 1/13/2020

    Michael Portillo explores the West Country between the wars and discovers a Cornish fisherman, who, although he began painting only in his seventies, inspired established artists from the capital.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Truro to St Mawgan
    7.6/106 votes

    #7 - Truro to St Mawgan

    Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 1/14/2020

    In the countryside surrounding Truro, Michael finds the historic estate of Trewithen, whose gardens were stocked from China by professional plant hunters commissioned by its owner.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bodmin to Totnes
    8.2/105 votes

    #8 - Bodmin to Totnes

    Season 11 Episode 8 - Aired 1/15/2020

    Clutching his 1930s Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo reaches Bodmin en route to Totnes as he explores the West Country from St Ives to Salisbury Plain.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Paignton to Tiverton
    7.6/107 votes

    #9 - Paignton to Tiverton

    Season 11 Episode 9 - Aired 1/16/2020

    The Dartmouth Steam Railway takes Michael Portillo to the beautiful home of Agatha Christie, in the company of her great-grandson, James Prichard.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Taunton to Salisbury Plain
    7.5/106 votes

    #10 - Taunton to Salisbury Plain

    Season 11 Episode 10 - Aired 1/17/2020

    Michael Portillo crosses the county line from Devon into Somerset. He sees first-hand how willow farmers sought to overcome the challenge from the production of synthetic plastics during the 1930s.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Canterbury to Alexandra Palace
    7.6/105 votes

    #11 - Canterbury to Alexandra Palace

    Season 11 Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/2020

    Beginning in Canterbury in Kent, Michael treads the boards as he uncovers the political message behind a play, published in 1936, inspired by the 12th-century murder of Archbishop Thomas a Becket.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Limehouse to Rochford
    NaN/100 votes

    #12 - Limehouse to Rochford

    Season 11 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2020

    On this leg, Michael alights at Limehouse in east London for Cable Street, which became the focus of Britain's fight against fascism in the 1930s.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Witham to Felixstowe
    8.2/105 votes

    #13 - Witham to Felixstowe

    Season 11 Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/2020

    Michael Portillo's railway journey reaches Witham in Essex. Here he visits the factory of the world's oldest supplier of metal framed windows which became popular in the 30s.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Saxmundham to Norwich
    8.2/105 votes

    #14 - Saxmundham to Norwich

    Season 11 Episode 14 - Aired 1/23/2020

    Michael Portillo heads for Snape Maltings, a concert and arts venue, and learns how the music and life of one of Britain’s greatest composers was shaped by the sea and his Suffolk surroundings.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Attleborough to Skegness
    7.7/106 votes

    #15 - Attleborough to Skegness

    Season 11 Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/2020

    Michael Portillo is in Attleborough, at the headquarters of an international horse welfare organization which was established in the late 1920s, where he learns about the charity's pioneering founder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A