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Great Coastal Railway Journeys S01 | Loggd

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Season 1

2022 • 25 Episodes

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Dunbar to Edinburgh

S01 E01 • Monday, Jan 24, 2022 • Jan 24 • 30m

Michael Portillo begins a series of coastal railway journeys around the British Isles, starting in Siccar Point, the site of an extraordinary 18th-century discovery, and finishing at Holyrood House.

Leith to Culross

S01 E02 • Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022 • Jan 25 • 30m

Michael Portillo continues his journey at the iconic Forth Bridge, before heading to tour the Royal Yacht Britannia and encountering a pair of vast steel sculptures.

Stirling to East Neuk

S01 E03 • Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022 • Jan 26 • 30m

Michael Portillo travels from the medieval city of Stirling through Perth, the historic crowning place of Scottish monarchs, and into Kirkcaldy, where he revisits some fond family memories.

St Andrews to Stonehaven

S01 E04 • Thursday, Jan 27, 2022 • Jan 27 • 30m

Michael Portillo visits St Andrews, home to Scotland’s oldest university, in eastern Fife, before heading to the vibrant city of Dundee and the harbour town of Stonehaven.

Forvie to Peterhead

S01 E05 • Friday, Jan 28, 2022 • Jan 28 • 30m

Michael Portillo’s Scottish railway journey reaches Aberdeen, from which he heads to the wild and beautiful Forvie National Nature Reserve and Scotland's most easterly town, Peterhead.

Inverness to the Cairngorms

S01 E06 • Monday, Jan 31, 2022 • Jan 31 • 30m

Michael arrives bright and early in Inverness, from which he heads out on a scenic adventure to the Orkney archipelago and explores the battlefield at Culloden, overlooking the Moray Firth.

Cullen to Cawdor

S01 E07 • Tuesday, Feb 1, 2022 • Feb 1 • 30m

The stunning scenery of Scotland’s east coast continues to delight Michael Portillo as he travels by train around the Moray Firth.

Invergordon to Tain

S01 E08 • Wednesday, Feb 2, 2022 • Feb 2 • 30m

Michael Portillo’s Scottish coastal railway journey reaches Invergordon on the Cromarty Firth, the third great inlet on the northeast coast of the Highlands.

Lairg to Caithness

S01 E09 • Thursday, Feb 3, 2022 • Feb 3 • 30m

Michael Portillo's coastal railway journey takes him past lochs and castles on the Far North Line to Britain’s northernmost railway station at Thurso.

Thurso to Orkney

S01 E10 • Friday, Feb 4, 2022 • Feb 4 • 30m

Michael crosses over to the Orkney Islands, visiting the former naval base at Scapa Flow and learning about the islands' extensive Norwegian connections.

Tynemouth to Bardon Mill

S01 E11 • Monday, Feb 7, 2022 • Feb 7 • 30m

Michael starts a new railway journey in Newcastle, heading north to Berwick-upon-Tweed. His route takes in the River Tyne, Hadrian’s Wall, a former mining village and the fishing port of Amble.

Newcastle to Lynemouth

S01 E12 • Tuesday, Feb 8, 2022 • Feb 8 • 30m

Michael heads north from Newcastle to the former mining town of Lynemouth. Along the way, he visits a work of landform art made from the spoil of a coal mine and learns sea shanties in Blyth.

Morpeth to Amble

S01 E13 • Wednesday, Feb 9, 2022 • Feb 9 • 30m

Michael finds a historic collection of Northumbrian bagpipes in Morpeth, before heading up the East Coast Main Line to the fishing port of Amble.

Alnmouth to Bamburgh

S01 E14 • Thursday, Feb 10, 2022 • Feb 10 • 30m

Michael travels from Alnmouth to Bamburgh Castle, an icon of Northumberland. Along the way, he takes to the waves in a traditional skiff and discover a fascinating map which charts shipwrecks.

Farne Islands to Berwick-upon-Tweed

S01 E15 • Friday, Feb 11, 2022 • Feb 11 • 30m

Michael’s journey along the coast of Northumberland continues towards the Farne Islands, takes in the holy island of Lindisfarne, and finishes in England’s northernmost town, Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Fairlie to Port Glasgow

S01 E16 • Monday, Feb 14, 2022 • Feb 14 • 30m

Michael Portillo explores the magnificent western coast of Scotland by rail and ferry, starting at the Hunterston B nuclear power plant and finishing along the deep waters of the Clyde.

Helensburgh to Connel

S01 E17 • Tuesday, Feb 15, 2022 • Feb 15 • 30m

From the 250-year-old 'new town' of Helensburgh on the north bank of the Clyde, Michael Portillo takes his favourite West Highland Line across to the waters of Loch Etive.

Oban to Staffa

S01 E18 • Wednesday, Feb 16, 2022 • Feb 16 • 30m

From the fishing port of Oban, Michael heads out to the Hebrides. He helps to harvest seaweed, visits the cradle of Christianity in Scotland, and sees a cave that inspired Felix Mendelssohn's music.

Fort William to Glenfinnan

S01 E19 • Thursday, Feb 17, 2022 • Feb 17 • 30m

Michael heads aboard the Jacobite Express to cross the awe-inspiring Glenfinnan Viaduct, before visiting the immense Grampian Mountains and learning about the notorious Massacre of Glencoe.

Mallaig to Isle of Lewis and Harris

S01 E20 • Friday, Feb 18, 2022 • Feb 18 • 30m

Michael follows in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie as he travels over the sea to Skye, an island renowned for its wildlife, and then on to Lewis and Harris, home to the famous Harris Tweed.

Avonmouth to Six Bells

S01 E21 • Monday, Feb 21, 2022 • Feb 21 • 30m

Michael Portillo begins a new railway journey along the south coast of Wales. He visits a largely intact Roman amphitheatre and learns about the regeneration efforts in the mining town of Six Bells.

Barry Island to Pyle

S01 E22 • Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022 • Feb 22 • 30m

Michael Portillo continues his south Wales coastal railway journey in Barry Island, where he investigates the busy docks. He then heads to the Jurassic shoreline and the seaside resort of Porthcawl.

Port Talbot to Pembrey Burry Port

S01 E23 • Wednesday, Feb 23, 2022 • Feb 23 • 30m

Michael Portillo’s rail adventure along the south coast of Wales reaches the town of Port Talbot, known across the world for its steel production.

Carmarthen to Pembroke

S01 E24 • Thursday, Feb 24, 2022 • Feb 24 • 30m

Michael Portillo travels the breathtaking rural coastline of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, visiting a bee garden with a quarter of a million honeybees and Pembroke's magnificent Norman castle.

Milford Haven to Fishguard

S01 E25 • Friday, Feb 25, 2022 • Feb 25 • 30m

Michael Portillo reaches the most westerly station in Wales, Milford Haven, the biggest energy port in the United Kingdom. He then heads north, visiting Britain's smallest city and its cathedral.

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Season 1

2022 • 25 Episodes