Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways
- 2025
- Returning Series
- Documentary
- ~59m / ep
- 1 season
Michael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday, revealing the journey that changed the world.
Latest: Miniseries · 2025
View all seasonsMichael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday.
E1. The Day That Changed the World
Sep 16, 2025 · 59m
Railway enthusiast Michael Portillo leads a landmark journey through 200 years of rail, marking the moment Britain’s modern railway was born.
E2. How the Railways Changed Britain
Sep 23, 2025 · 59m
In this 200th year since the birth of the modern railway, train enthusiast and former politician Michael Portillo reveals how the first railways in Britain transformed the country.
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