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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.
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2 EpisodesMichael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday.
EP 01
01.The Day That Changed the World
59m
2025-09-16
01.The Day That Changed the World
59m
Aired 2025-09-16
Railway enthusiast Michael Portillo leads a landmark journey through 200 years of rail, marking the moment Britain’s modern railway was born.
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EP 02
02.How the Railways Changed Britain
59m
2025-09-23
02.How the Railways Changed Britain
59m
Aired 2025-09-23
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.
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