Great Coastal Railway Journeys (2022)

Genre

documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Length

3 seasons, 65 episodes

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Michael Portillo travels along coastal railway routes in the UK. He explores seaside towns and landscapes while learning about local history and culture.

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What happens

Great Coastal Railway Journeys is a BBC documentary series produced by Naked West and presented by Michael Portillo, a former Conservative MP and Minister of State for Transport. Following the format of Great British Railway Journeys and related series with Portillo as presenter, each episode of this series features a coastal railway journey through England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland. Series 1 was first broadcast on BBC Two in January–February 2022, series 2 in May–June 2023, and series 3 in April–May 2024. In addition to Great British Railway Journeys, Portillo has presented seven other programmes with a similar format: Great Continental Railway Journeys, Great American Railroad Journeys, Great Indian Railway Journeys, Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys, Great Canadian Railway Journeys, Great Australian Railway Journeys, and Great Asian Railway Journeys. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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