Aired Wednesday 30 April, 8:00pm - 8:30pmon U&Yesterday

Great British Railway Journeys

Name: 7:00pm - Series 12 Episode 1
Start: 2025-05-12T18:00:00Z
End: 2025-05-12T18:30:00Z
Location: BBC Four

Series 14 Episode 1: Preston to Rawtenstall

Michael Portillo strikes out to explore the Britain of his youth. He's a 'boomer', born in the decade after the end of the Second World War, and he recalls the optimism and excitement of rebuilding a nation exhausted by conflict.

Category: Documentary / Travel
Original air date: 19/06/2023

Cast and crew

Tom RichardsonDirector
Michael PortilloHost
Alison Kreps

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