Season 2
20 episodes · May 22, 2023
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- S2E1
Douglas to Port Erin
May 22, 202329mMichael Portillo begins another railway adventure across and beyond the United Kingdom.
- S2E2
Liverpool to Blackpool
May 23, 202329mFrom the Isle of Man, Michael Portillo crosses the Irish Sea, bound for the mighty port of Liverpool and its historic waterfront.
- S2E3
Morecambe to Grange-over-Sands
May 24, 202329mMichael Portillo continues his rail journey, learning to make potted shrimp at Morecambe Bay, helping clip the topiaries at Levens Hall and visiting Cartmel's 12th-century priory.
- S2E4
Ulverston to Ravenglass
May 25, 202329mMichael Portillo is in Cumbria, enjoying one of the most spectacular coastal railway journeys in Britain. He takes to the lake in Ulverston and hikes up Black Combe.
- S2E5
St Bees to Maryport
May 26, 202329mOn the last leg of his railway journey around the north west coast of England, Michael meets a lifelong fan of Alfred Wainwright’s famous guidebooks.
- S2E6
Middlesbrough to Boulby
May 29, 202329mMichael's journey propels him in search of the unknown universe in Boulby, North Yorkshire, as he joins the hunt for dark matter in the deepest mine in Britain.
- S2E7
Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay
May 30, 202329mMichael Portillo travels from Whitby, where he explores the port’s shipbuilding and seafaring heritage, to Robin Hood's Bay, a former smuggling haven.
- S2E8
Scarborough to Bridlington
May 31, 202329mMichael Portillo is in the seaside resort of Scarborough to explore one of the greatest royal fortresses in England.
- S2E9
Hornsea to Spurn Point
Jun 1, 202329mMichael Portillo travels from the pretty seaside resort of Hornsea, famous for its distinctive pottery, to Spurn Point, where Michael learns about a life-saving 19th-century invention.
- S2E10
Grimsby to Humberston Fitties
Jun 2, 202329mMichael Portillo has reached Lincolnshire, where his coastal railway journey from Middlesbrough ends. In Grimsby, he investigates an important new stage in the town’s history.
- S2E11
Ballarena to Giant's Causeway
Jun 5, 202328mMichael Portillo is on Northern Ireland’s spectacular Causeway Coast to begin a railway journey that takes him along the north and east coasts of Ireland through the provinces of Ulster and Leinster.
- S2E12
Ballymena to Carrickfergus
Jun 6, 202328mMichael Portillo is in the glens of Antrim, where Ireland’s folklore and magical myths flourish and he is transfixed by tales of fairies and legends of the sea.
- S2E13
Bangor to Belfast
Jun 7, 202328mMichael Portillo is in Bangor, County Down, en route to the Northern Irish capital, Belfast.
- S2E14
Carlingford to Dublin
Jun 8, 202328mMichael Portillo continues his railway journey along the Atlantic and Irish Sea coasts of Ireland, travelling from Newry into the Republic. He helps shake bags of oysters and visits an ancient cairn.
- S2E15
Dun Laoghaire to Rosslare
Jun 9, 202328mMichael Portillo begins the final leg of his railway journey, beginning in the harbour town of Dun Laoghaire
- S2E16
Weymouth to Lulworth
Jun 12, 202328mMichael is on a rail journey across the southern coast of England, beginning in Dorset. He takes to the water in Portland Harbour and hears the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.
- S2E17
Kimmeridge to Brownsea Island
Jun 13, 202328mMichael alights at Wareham to visit Dorset’s internationally renowned Jurassic Coast. He heads through Swanage, Poole and Sandbanks before ending his journey on Brownsea Island.
- S2E18
Southampton to Isle of Wight
Jun 14, 202328mMichael heads from a bustling Southampton to the Isle of Wight, where he rides the island’s railway, made up of recycled London Underground trains.
- S2E19
Lee-on-the-Solent to Bosham
Jun 15, 202328mMichael helps out at a coastguard training centre, visits the harbour master at the great maritime city of Portsmouth and learns about conservation projects in Chichester.
- S2E20
Fishbourne to Seaford
Jun 16, 202328mThe final leg of Michael's journey begins in Fishbourne, the location of one of the most significant Roman sites in Britain.