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.

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Michael Portillo

Ben Rowland

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John Comerford

Great Coastal Railway Journeys: Series 2: Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay

Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay

BBC Two - Great Coastal Railway Journeys, Series 2, Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay

Michael Portillo continues his railway adventure at Whitby.

Michael Portillo travels from Whitby, where he explores the port’s shipbuilding and seafaring heritage, to Robin Hood's Bay, a former smuggling haven.

Michael Portillo continues his railway adventure at Whitby, where he explores the port’s shipbuilding and seafaring heritage.

In Grosmont, Michael boards the first steam locomotive built in Britain since the 1960s. In the vast open landscape of the North York Moors, Michael discovers one of the most powerful military radars in the world - where tension rises as the team suspect a missile launch. 

Robin Hood’s Bay’s murky past as a smuggling haven leads Michael down a dark tunnel to discover how contraband gin, brandy and tea was landed and why the illicit trade flourished in the 18th century.

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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