Great Coastal Railway Journeys Season 3

| # of Episodes : 20

Ratings

6.7

Series Details

Seasons: 3

Total Episodes: 60

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Networks: BBC Two

Status: Returning Series

First Air Date: Jan 24, 2022

Recent Air Date: Apr 15, 2024

Run Time: m

In Production: Yes

Original Language: English

Age Rating: NR

Website: Link

Production Companies: BBC , FremantleMedia

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Main Cast

Michael Portillo

Presenter

Age : 71 | Popularity : 17%

Episodes

Episode 1

08 April 2024 - Axminster to Budleigh Salterton

Michael Portillo embarks on another journey exploring the shores of Britain, travelling from the Jurassic Coast to the rugged tip of the Lizard Peninsula and beyond to the spectacular Isles of Scilly.

Episode 2

09 April 2024 - Exeter to Plymouth

Michael Portillo reaches Devon’s county town, Exeter, dominated since the Middle Ages by its magnificent gothic cathedral. He joins stonemasons charged with conserving its intricate Beer stonework.

Episode 3

10 April 2024 - Tintagel to St Austell

Michael leaves Devon for Cornwall and the rugged Atlantic coast of its northern shore, where the ruins of Tintagel Castle emerge from the mist and spray of the sea.

Episode 4

11 April 2024 - St Mawes to Porthcurno

Michael reaches the pretty Cornish fishing village of St Mawes, today an exclusive holiday destination for connoisseurs of yachts, fine food and luxury hotels.

Episode 5

12 April 2024 - Isles of Scilly

Michael Portillo nears the end of his railway adventure tracking the rugged coast of south west England. He finishes in the westernmost reaches of England, in the Scillonian archipelago.

Episode 6

15 April 2024 - Cardigan Bay to Abergynolwyn

Michael Portillo embarks on a railway journey around the western coast of Wales. He begins on the Victorian Cliff Railway at Aberystwyth, finishing the first leg in Tywyn.

Episode 7

16 April 2024 - Harlech to Abedaron

Michael Portillo continues his railway journey in north Wales, tracking the coastline north from Harlech to skirt the Llyn Peninsula.

Episode 8

17 April 2024 - Porthmadog to Anglesey

Michael Portillo steams through the glorious scenery of the Snowdonia National Park on one of Britain’s greatest heritage lines, the Welsh Highland Railway.

Episode 9

18 April 2024 - The Isle of Anglesey

Michael is on the Isle of Anglesey, where the briny waters of the Menai Strait are being used to create a Welsh gastronomic delight.

Episode 10

19 April 2024 - Conwy to Colwyn Bay

Michael Portillo takes the train to the medieval walled town of Conwy on the last leg of his exploration of the shores of north Wales.

Episode 11

22 April 2024 - Eastbourne to Rye

Michael Portillo sets off on a new railway adventure to explore the twin shores of the English Channel and the estuaries of the Thames and Medway.

Episode 12

23 April 2024 - Folkestone to Le Touquet

Michael Portillo travels through the longest undersea tunnel in the world on the Eurotunnel shuttle rail service from Folkestone to Calais.

Episode 13

24 April 2024 - Dover to Margate

Michael Portillo’s railway adventure along the north and south coasts of the English Channel resumes in Dover, where he recalls the biggest evacuation in military history.

Episode 14

25 April 2024 - Birchington-on-Sea to Whitstable

Michael Portillo’s railway exploration of the Channel coastline and Thames estuary via Calais has reached the Isle of Thanet. Flat and temperate, it’s excellent terrain for growing.

Episode 15

26 April 2024 - Faversham to Chatham

Michael's adventure nears its end on the north Kent coast. In Faversham, he gets out onto the water in the last sailing barge to work on the Thames.

Episode 16

29 April 2024 - Canvey Island to Wrabness

Michael Portillo embarks on a new railway journey around the coast of the east of England. He begins in the Thames estuary, travelling across tidal mud flats and salt marsh to end up in Wrabness.

Episode 17

30 April 2024 - Woodbridge to Southwold

Michael Portillo reaches the Deben estuary on his coastal railway journey around eastern England. At Woodbridge, he is plunged in at the deep end on a rafting challenge with the sea scouts.

Episode 18

01 May 2024 - Lowestoft to Great Yarmouth

Michael Portillo’s East Anglian coastal railway journey takes him to the treacherous waters off the Norfolk coast, which have sunk many ships and cost many lives.

Episode 19

02 May 2024 - West Runton to Burnham Market

Michael examines a replica of the smallest bone in the oldest and largest mammoth ever found in Britain, before sampling Sheringham's local crab and enjoying the North Norfolk Railway heritage line.

Episode 20

03 May 2024 - Wells-next-the-Sea to the Wash

Michael Portillo’s rail exploration of the eastern reaches of England is drawing to a close at the Wash. He travels on the smallest public railway in the world and visits the magnificent Holkham Hall.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Dave Minchin
Editing	Editor	Alison Kreps
Production	Executive Producer	John Comerford
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