Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways
Miniseries
2 episodes · Sep 16, 2025
Michael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday.
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S1E1The Day That Changed the World
Sep 16, 202559mRailway enthusiast Michael Portillo leads a landmark journey through 200 years of rail, marking the moment Britain’s modern railway was born.
S1E2How the Railways Changed Britain
Sep 23, 202559mIn 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.