Great British Railway Journeys - Season 16 - Eps 13: Dudley to West Bromwich

2025-04-2329 min⭐ 7.3/10

Michael Portillo boards a barge on the Dudley Canal, discovers an ancient seabed and explores racial tension in 1960s Smethwick.

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About Great British Railway Journeys

Great British Railway Journeys

Title: Great British Railway Journeys

First Air Date: 2010-01-04

Last Air Date: 2025-04-09

Status: Returning Series

Rating: 7.3/10 (from 11 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 17

Total Episodes: 280

Network: BBC Two

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: Talkback Thames, Fremantle UK

Synopsis

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 see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.

Cast

Michael Portillo

Michael Portillo

Self - Presenter

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