S2 E4 ∙ Ely to King's Lynn ∙
Michael Portillo hits the tracks to see how the railways have shaped Britain. Michael meets the last eel trapper on the Fens at Ely and visits the Denver Sluice.
All episodes for series 2 of Great British Railway Journeys
S2 E1 · Brighton to Crystal Palace
Michael finds out about Brighton's aquarium and discovers the Crystal Palace's wonders.
S2 E2 · Waterloo to Canary Wharf
Michael Portillo explores the changing fortunes of London's docks.
S2 E3 · Enfield to Cambridge
Michael Portillo discovers how the trains transformed Newmarket's races.
S2 E4 · Ely to King's Lynn
Michael goes fishing with the last eel trapper on the Fens at Ely.
S2 E5 · Dereham to Cromer
Michael gets a rare chance to drive a heritage diesel train and samples some Cromer crab.
S2 E6 · Ledbury to Shrewsbury
Michael Portillo visits the world's first iron-framed building in Shrewsbury.
S2 E7 · Telford to Wrexham
Michael explores historic Chirk Castle and has a go at making traditional Cheshire cheese.
S2 E8 · Chester to Conwy
Michael Portillo visits Chester's Roman remains and goes mussel fishing in north Wales.
S2 E9 · Llanwrst to Porthmadog
Michael Portillo visits the Victorian slate capital of Blaenau Ffestiniog.
S2 E10 · Llanberis to Holyhead
Michael Portillo takes the train to the top of Wales's highest peak, Mount Snowdon.
S2 E11 · Newcastle to Chester-le-Street
Michael Portillo visits the first locomotive factory in the world.
S2 E12 · Durham to Grosmont
Michael Portillo visits the historic Durham Cathedral and takes a Dracula tour in Whitby.
S2 E13 · York to Saltaire
Michael Portillo takes a Turkish bath in the famous spa town of Harrogate.
S2 E14 · Batley to Sheffield
Michael Portillo finds out about shoddy, a successful 19th-century recycling industry.
S2 E15 · Langley Mill to Melton Mowbray
Michael finds out how trains transformed the traditional British sport of fox hunting.
S2 E16 · London Bridge to Chatham
Michael Portillo takes a walk through the world's first underwater tunnel at Rotherhithe.
S2 E17 · Aylesford to Tunbridge Wells
Michael Portillo discovers how the railways turned cricket into a national sport.
S2 E18 · Canterbury to Margate
Michael goes whelk fishing in Whitstable.
S2 E19 · Sandwich to Folkestone
Michael discovers how the Victorians initiated the building of the Channel Tunnel.
S2 E20 · Hythe to Hastings
Michael explores Kent's sparkling wine industry.
S2 E21 · Ayr to Paisley
Michael visits the hometown of Robbie Burns and finds out how to make haggis.
S2 E22 · Dumbarton to Tyndrum
Michael Portillo explores the Dumbarton shipyards that built the Cutty Sark.
S2 E23 · Oban to Corrour
Michael Portillo discovers how trains spread the word about Oban whisky.
S2 E24 · Roybridge to Glenfinnan
Michael travels up the west coast of Scotland and looks at the parallel roads of Glenroy.
S2 E25 · Lochailort to Skye
Michael discovers how the railways helped train commandos at Lochailort in World War II.
