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Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways
Documentary
Michael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday, revealing the journey that changed the world.
Sep 16, 20251 seasons2 episodesEndedEN
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Episodes
1–2 of 2
Ep 1The Day That Changed the World
Sep 16, 2025
59m
Railway enthusiast Michael Portillo leads a landmark journey through 200 years of rail, marking the moment Britain’s modern railway was born.
Ep 2How the Railways Changed Britain
Sep 23, 2025
59m
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.
Networks
BBC Two
GB
