Great Coastal Railway Journeys

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Michael Portillo embarks on railway adventures around the coasts of the British Isles.

All aboard! Weaving through charming seaside towns, historic landmarks and natural wonders, Michael Portillo explores the coastal communities the railways made.

Series 2

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Until 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales (analogue) was known simply as BBC Two Wales. BBC Two Wales (digital) was BBC 2W. From 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales schedules on both analogue and digital became identical

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Michael Portillo

Tom Richardson

Alison Kreps

John Comerford

Great Coastal Railway Journeys: Series 2: Southampton to Isle of Wight

Southampton to Isle of Wight

BBC Two - Great Coastal Railway Journeys, Series 2, Southampton to Isle of Wight

Michael heads to the Isle of Wight, where he rides the island's recycled railway.

Michael heads from a bustling Southampton to the Isle of Wight, where he rides the island’s railway, made up of recycled London Underground trains. 

Michael is in Southampton, one of the busiest ports on the south coast of England and home to the National Oceanography Centre. From the port, Michael takes a ferry to the Isle of Wight, where he rides the island’s railway, made up of recycled London Underground trains. 

In the island’s hinterland, he discovers a highly specialised farm which produces up to 15 different types of garlic and hears of a daring wartime mission behind enemy lines to procure this pungent plant. 

Finally, Michael reaches the Needles, the island's iconic chalk stacks where a top-secret Cold War operation took place to develop and test British space rockets.

Great Coastal Railway Journeys: Series 2

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Michael Portillo embarks on a railway adventure across and beyond the United Kingdom.

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Southampton to Isle of Wight

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