Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways — Season 1
Michael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday.
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Michael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday.
Episodes (2)
E1
1. The Day That Changed the World
Aired 16 September 2025 • 59 min
Railway enthusiast Michael Portillo leads a landmark journey through 200 years of rail, marking the moment Britain’s modern railway was born.
E2
2. How the Railways Changed Britain
Aired 23 September 2025 • 59 min
In 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.