Great British Railway Journeys, Series 1 Episode guide
St Pancras to Westminster
20/20 Michael climbs up the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament to hear Big Ben chime.
First broadcast: 29 Jan 2010
Coventry to Watford
19/20 Michael Portillo meets the last pure-breed Aylesbury duck farmer in Buckinghamshire.
First broadcast: 28 Jan 2010
Walsall to Bournville
18/20 Michael Portillo learns how to cook an authentic Indian curry in Birmingham.
First broadcast: 27 Jan 2010
Cromford to Burton-on-Trent
17/20 Michael Portillo visits the oldest working factory in the world at Cromford.
First broadcast: 26 Jan 2010
Buxton to Matlock
16/20 Michael helps to repair the ancient peat landscape of the Peak District.
First broadcast: 25 Jan 2010
Truro to Penzance
15/20 Michael searches for the church of St Piran and harvests oysters on the Helford River.
First broadcast: 22 Jan 2010
Bugle to Mevagissey
14/20 Michael visits the largest clay mine in the world and goes pilchard fishing.
First broadcast: 21 Jan 2010
Torquay to Totnes
13/20 Michael finds out about Torquay's microclimate and spends some of Totnes's local currency.
First broadcast: 20 Jan 2010
Yatton to Weston Super Mare
12/20 Michael samples Cheddar strawberries and visits one of the country's oldest piers.
First broadcast: 19 Jan 2010
Swindon to Bristol
11/20 Michael finds out about free holiday trains for the GWR workers in Swindon.
First broadcast: 18 Jan 2010
Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy
10/20 Michael makes apple juice in the Clyde valley and visits the top of the Forth Rail Bridge.
First broadcast: 15 Jan 2010
Carlisle to Glasgow
9/20 Michael meets the wild Border Reivers clansmen and witnesses a wedding in Gretna Green.
First broadcast: 14 Jan 2010
Windermere to Kendal
8/20 Michael takes a Lake Windermere steamboat tour and visits Wordsworth's home town.
First broadcast: 13 Jan 2010
Settle to Garsdale
7/20 Michael revisits the Settle-Carlisle line and explores the magnificent Ribblehead viaduct.
First broadcast: 12 Jan 2010
Preston to Morecambe
6/20 Michael Portillo learns about the temperance movement in Preston and visits Blackpool.
First broadcast: 11 Jan 2010
Filey to Scarborough
5/20 Michael goes bird-watching and learns to decipher traditional knitting patterns in Filey.
First broadcast: 08 Jan 2010
Pontefract to Bridlington
4/20 Michael searches for the last liquorice grower in Pontefract and fishes for sea bass.
First broadcast: 07 Jan 2010
Todmorden to York
3/20 Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway.
First broadcast: 06 Jan 2010
Manchester to Bury
2/20 Michael learns how the railways helped to create a national institution - fish and chips.
First broadcast: 05 Jan 2010
Liverpool to Eccles
1/20 Michael learns Scouse in Liverpool and finds out about the first railway fatality.
First broadcast: 04 Jan 2010
