Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Cullen to Cawdor: Michael Portillo travels by train north from Inverness to the Orkney Islands. Beginning on the Moray Firth, Michael admires the Cullen Viaduct. S1 Ep7

Avonmouth to Six Bells: Michael Portillo crosses the Severn to begin a trip along the south coast of Wales. S1 Ep21

Cullen to Cawdor: Michael Portillo travels by train north from Inverness to the Orkney Islands. Beginning on the Moray Firth, Michael admires the Cullen Viaduct.

Barry Island to Pyle: Michael Portillo continues his south Wales coastal railway journey in Barry Island. S1 Ep22

Port Talbot to Pembrey Burry Port: Michael Portillo's coastal rail journey along the south coast of Wales reaches the town of Port Talbot. S1 Ep23

Carmarthen to Pembroke: Michael Portillo travels the rural coastline of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire in south Wales. S1 Ep24

Port Talbot to Pembrey Burry Port: Michael Portillo's coastal rail journey along the south coast of Wales reaches the town of Port Talbot.

Carmarthen to Pembroke: Michael Portillo travels the rural coastline of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire in south Wales.

Milford Haven to Fishguard: Michael Portillo reaches the most westerly station in Wales, on the final leg of his rail journey along its southern coastline. S1 Ep25

Douglas to Port Erin: Michael Portillo returns to travel by train to more places around the British Isles, beginning by heading to the Isle of Man - a paradise for rail lovers. S2 Ep1

Liverpool to Blackpool: Michael Portillo journeys to Liverpool's historic waterfront, where he visits the International Slavery Museum, before heading north towards Blackpool. S2 Ep2

Douglas to Port Erin: Michael Portillo returns to travel by train to more places around the British Isles, beginning by heading to the Isle of Man - a paradise for rail lovers. S2 Ep1

Liverpool to Blackpool: Michael Portillo journeys to Liverpool's historic waterfront, where he visits the International Slavery Museum, before heading north towards Blackpool.

Morecambe to Grange-over-Sands: Michael Portillo continues his journey across the vast and beautiful Morecambe Bay, where he joins one of the town's last shrimpers.

Ulverston to Ravenglass: Michael Portillo travels though Cumbria, setting sail in a small craft on Lake Windermere. S2 Ep4

St Bees to Maryport: Michael Portillo embarks on the last leg of his railway journey around the north-west coast of England, visiting the childhood home of William Wordsworth. S2 Ep5

Middlesborough to Boulby: Michael Portillo hunts for dark matter in the deepest mine in Britain in Boulby, North Yorkshire, then visits Middlesbrough's Transporter Bridge. S2 Ep6

Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay: Michael Portillo travels from Whitby, where he explores the port's shipbuilding and seafaring heritage, to Robin Hood's Bay, a former smuggling haven. S2 Ep7

Middlesborough to Boulby: Michael Portillo hunts for dark matter in the deepest mine in Britain in Boulby, North Yorkshire, then visits Middlesbrough's Transporter Bridge.

Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay: Michael Portillo travels from Whitby, where he explores the port's shipbuilding and seafaring heritage, to Robin Hood's Bay, a former smuggling haven.

Scarborough to Bridlington: Michael Portillo is in the North Yorkshire seaside resort of Scarborough to explore one of the greatest royal fortresses in England. S2 Ep8

Hornsea to Spurn Point: Michael Portillo travels from the seaside resort of Hornsea, to Spurn Point, where he learns about a life-saving 19th-century invention. S2 Ep9

Grimsby to Humberston Fitties: Michael Portillo reaches Lincolnshire, where his coastal railway journey ends. In Grimsby Town, he investigates a new stage in the town's history. S2 Ep10

Ballarena to Giant's Causeway: Michael Portillo heads to Northern Ireland's Causeway coast beginning a new journey along the north and east coasts through Ulster and Leinster. S2 Ep11

Grimsby to Humberston Fitties: Michael Portillo reaches Lincolnshire, where his coastal railway journey ends. In Grimsby Town, he investigates a new stage in the town's history.

Ballarena to Giant's Causeway: Michael Portillo heads to Northern Ireland's Causeway coast beginning a new journey along the north and east coasts through Ulster and Leinster.