Great British Railway Journeys Series 1 – 3 DVD – Michael Portillo 

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Passionate about trains Michael Portillo charts the great British romance with the railways as he retraces journeys that were first documented in the monthly railway guide Bradshaw&39;s Handbook He sees what&39;s changed and discovers how our love of the railways all began This 14 disc DVD set features all 70 episodes from the first three series of Great British Railway Journeys Series 1 Covering 4 different journeys Liverpool to Scarborough Preston to Kirkcaldy Swindon to Penzance Buxton to London Michael explores the secret ammunition factory at Gretna sails the last steam boat on Lake Windermere learns to talk scouse in Liverpool takes a dip in Bath Spa cooks a traditional curry in Birmingham tries his hand at oyster fishing in Cornwall and meets survivors of the Coventry Blitz Series 2 Covering 5 different journeys Brighton to Cromer Ledbury to Holyhead Newcastle to Melton Mowbray London Bridge to Hastings Ayr to Skye Michael samples some classic Cromer crab gets a rare chance to drive a heritage diesel and gets up close and personal with a pedigree Hereford bull He also discovers a secret World War II chemical weapons plant at Rhydmwyn takes a steam train across the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors attempts to make an authentic Melton Mowbray pork pie discovers how the railways turned cricket into a national sport and hunts for gold in Scotland&39;s mountains Series 3 Great Yarmouth to London Windsor to Portland Oxford to Milford Haven Berwick-upon-Tweed to Isle of Man Dublin to Londonderry Michael follows the route of the Great Eastern Line goes in the footsteps of Queen Victoria travels west from Oxford in the heart of England through the Malvern Hills and into Wales On his fourth journey he goes through some of the North&39;s most dramatic scenery to end on the beautiful and unique Isle of Man with his final journey of the series taking him across the Irish sea

The first three series of the TV show presented by Michael Portillo that traces historic railway journeys across Britain. In the first series Portillo sets out to chart how the nation’s love affair with the railways began, travelling from Liverpool to Scarborough, Preston to Kirkcaldy, Swindon to Penzance and Buxton to London, amongst other journeys. The second series sees the former politician take as his guide Bradshaw’s Handbook, a pamphlet on the burgeoning British railway system written by 19th century cartographer and publisher George Bradshaw. Portillo travels to destinations including Holyhead, Newcastle, York and Sheffield, stopping to visit historic landmarks and to talk to those whose lives have been changed by the railway system. Finally, in the third series Portillo traces more historic rail journeys across Britain including ‘Great Yarmouth to Beccles’, ‘Darsham to Felixstowe’, ‘Sudbury to Southend’, ‘Epping to Hackney’, ‘Belfast to Whitehead’ and ‘Ballymoney to Derry’.

Passionate about trains, Michael Portillo charts the great British romance with the railways as he retraces journeys that were first documented in the monthly railway guide, Bradshaw’s Handbook. He sees what’s changed and discovers how our love of the railways all began. This 14 disc DVD set features all 65 episodes from the first three series of Great British Railway Journeys. Series 1: Covering 4 different journeys: Liverpool to Scarborough Preston to Kirkcaldy Swindon to Penzance Buxton…