Series 3
20 episodes · Apr 8, 2024
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S3E1Axminster to Budleigh Salterton
Apr 8, 202429mMichael Portillo embarks on another journey exploring the shores of Britain, travelling from the Jurassic Coast to the rugged tip of the Lizard Peninsula and beyond to the spectacular Isles of Scilly.
S3E2Exeter to Plymouth
Apr 9, 202429mMichael Portillo reaches Devon’s county town, Exeter, dominated since the Middle Ages by its magnificent gothic cathedral. He joins stonemasons charged with conserving its intricate Beer stonework.
S3E3Tintagel to St Austell
Apr 10, 202429mMichael leaves Devon for Cornwall and the rugged Atlantic coast of its northern shore, where the ruins of Tintagel Castle emerge from the mist and spray of the sea.
S3E4St Mawes to Porthcurno
Apr 11, 202429mMichael reaches the pretty Cornish fishing village of St Mawes, today an exclusive holiday destination for connoisseurs of yachts, fine food and luxury hotels.
S3E5Isles of Scilly
Apr 12, 202429mMichael Portillo nears the end of his railway adventure tracking the rugged coast of south west England. He finishes in the westernmost reaches of England, in the Scillonian archipelago.
S3E6Cardigan Bay to Abergynolwyn
Apr 15, 202428mMichael Portillo embarks on a railway journey around the western coast of Wales. He begins on the Victorian Cliff Railway at Aberystwyth, finishing the first leg in Tywyn.
S3E7Harlech to Abedaron
Apr 16, 202429mMichael Portillo continues his railway journey in north Wales, tracking the coastline north from Harlech to skirt the Llyn Peninsula.
S3E8Porthmadog to Anglesey
Apr 17, 202428mMichael Portillo steams through the glorious scenery of the Snowdonia National Park on one of Britain’s greatest heritage lines, the Welsh Highland Railway.
S3E9The Isle of Anglesey
Apr 18, 202428mMichael is on the Isle of Anglesey, where the briny waters of the Menai Strait are being used to create a Welsh gastronomic delight.
S3E10Conwy to Colwyn Bay
Apr 19, 202428mMichael Portillo takes the train to the medieval walled town of Conwy on the last leg of his exploration of the shores of north Wales.
S3E11Eastbourne to Rye
Apr 22, 202429mMichael Portillo sets off on a new railway adventure to explore the twin shores of the English Channel and the estuaries of the Thames and Medway.
S3E12Folkestone to Le Touquet
Apr 23, 202429mMichael Portillo travels through the longest undersea tunnel in the world on the Eurotunnel shuttle rail service from Folkestone to Calais.
S3E13Dover to Margate
Apr 24, 202429mMichael Portillo’s railway adventure along the north and south coasts of the English Channel resumes in Dover, where he recalls the biggest evacuation in military history.
S3E14Birchington-on-Sea to Whitstable
Apr 25, 202429mMichael Portillo’s railway exploration of the Channel coastline and Thames estuary via Calais has reached the Isle of Thanet. Flat and temperate, it’s excellent terrain for growing.
S3E15Faversham to Chatham
Apr 26, 202429mMichael's adventure nears its end on the north Kent coast. In Faversham, he gets out onto the water in the last sailing barge to work on the Thames.
S3E16Canvey Island to Wrabness
Apr 29, 202428mMichael Portillo embarks on a new railway journey around the coast of the east of England. He begins in the Thames estuary, travelling across tidal mud flats and salt marsh to end up in Wrabness.
S3E17Woodbridge to Southwold
Apr 30, 202428mMichael Portillo reaches the Deben estuary on his coastal railway journey around eastern England. At Woodbridge, he is plunged in at the deep end on a rafting challenge with the sea scouts.
S3E18Lowestoft to Great Yarmouth
May 1, 202429mMichael Portillo’s East Anglian coastal railway journey takes him to the treacherous waters off the Norfolk coast, which have sunk many ships and cost many lives.
S3E19West Runton to Burnham Market
May 2, 202428mMichael examines a replica of the smallest bone in the oldest and largest mammoth ever found in Britain, before sampling Sheringham's local crab and enjoying the North Norfolk Railway heritage line.
S3E20Wells-next-the-Sea to the Wash
May 3, 202429mMichael Portillo’s rail exploration of the eastern reaches of England is drawing to a close at the Wash. He travels on the smallest public railway in the world and visits the magnificent Holkham Hall.