Is Great British Railway Journeys coming back?
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The answer: Between seasons — last episode April 28, 2025, no return date announced yet.
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About Great British Railway Journeys
Great British Railway Journeys is currently between seasons. The most recent episode aired on April 28, 2025, and no return date has been announced.
This documentary series, which first premiered on January 4, 2010, follows presenter Michael Portillo as he travels across the United Kingdom by train. The show explores the country's history, culture, and landscapes through scenic train journeys, offering viewers a detailed look at various regions.
Michael Portillo is the sole cast member, serving as the presenter. The series has an average rating of 8 on TVMaze and each episode runs approximately 30 minutes.
Great British Railway Journeys episode schedule
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Aired · 290
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2025 | S16·E20 | Colchester to Chappel and Wakes Colne |
| April 28, 2025 | S16·E19 | Witham to Saffron Walden |
| April 28, 2025 | S16·E18 | Chelmsford to Tollesbury |
| April 28, 2025 | S16·E17 | Romford to the Blackwater Estuary |
| April 28, 2025 | S16·E16 | Loughton to Audley End |
| April 21, 2025 | S16·E15 | Solihull to Birmingham International |
| April 21, 2025 | S16·E14 | Birmingham New Street to Wednesbury |
| April 21, 2025 | S16·E13 | Dudley to West Bromwich |
| April 21, 2025 | S16·E12 | Ironbridge to Coseley |
| April 21, 2025 | S16·E11 | Shrewsbury to Telford |
| April 14, 2025 | S16·E10 | Dumfries to Auchinleck |
| April 14, 2025 | S16·E9 | Aspatria to Carlisle |
| April 14, 2025 | S16·E8 | Maryport to Penrith |
| April 14, 2025 | S16·E7 | St Bees to Grange-over-Sands |
| April 14, 2025 | S16·E6 | Windermere to Sellafield |
| April 7, 2025 | S16·E5 | Chichester to Amberley |
| April 7, 2025 | S16·E4 | Gatwick Airport to Royal Tunbridge Wells |
| April 7, 2025 | S16·E3 | Dorking to Lingfield |
| April 7, 2025 | S16·E2 | Hildenborough to Robertsbridge |
| April 7, 2025 | S16·E1 | Paddock Wood to Frant |
| April 1, 2024 | S15·E15 | Northallerton to Chester-Le-Street |
| April 1, 2024 | S15·E14 | York to Skipton |
| April 1, 2024 | S15·E13 | Lincoln to York |
| April 1, 2024 | S15·E12 | Derby to Nottingham |
| April 1, 2024 | S15·E11 | Liverpool to Uttoxeter |
| March 25, 2024 | S15·E10 | Dundee to Loch of the Lowes |
| March 25, 2024 | S15·E9 | Edinburgh to Queensferry |
| March 25, 2024 | S15·E8 | Shawlands to Livingston |
| March 25, 2024 | S15·E7 | Glasgow to Cumbernauld |
| March 25, 2024 | S15·E6 | Loch Lomond to Kelvinbridge |
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| March 18, 2024 | S15·E5 | Wokingham to Heathrow |
| March 18, 2024 | S15·E4 | Havant to Guildford |
| March 18, 2024 | S15·E3 | Swanage to Portchester |
| March 18, 2024 | S15·E2 | Chippenham to Yeovil |
| March 18, 2024 | S15·E1 | Denham to Swindon |
| July 17, 2023 | S14·E15 | Tewkesbury to Filton |
| July 17, 2023 | S14·E14 | Wolverhampton to Cheltenham |
| July 17, 2023 | S14·E13 | Long Itchington to Moseley |
| July 17, 2023 | S14·E12 | Coventry to Leamington Spa |
| July 17, 2023 | S14·E11 | Derby to Hinckley |
| June 26, 2023 | S14·E10 | Brandon to Cambridge |
| June 26, 2023 | S14·E9 | Felixstowe to Norwich |
| June 26, 2023 | S14·E8 | Paddington to Ongar |
| June 26, 2023 | S14·E7 | Waterloo to Regent's Park |
| June 26, 2023 | S14·E6 | Tilbury to Barbican |
| June 19, 2023 | S14·E5 | Bradford to Hebden Bridge |
| June 19, 2023 | S14·E4 | Wakefield to Leeds |
| June 19, 2023 | S14·E3 | Oldham to Wakefield |
| June 19, 2023 | S14·E2 | Urmston to New Islington |
| June 19, 2023 | S14·E1 | Preston to Rawtenstall |
| May 29, 2021 | S13·E10 | Park Royal to Westminster |
| May 27, 2021 | S13·E9 | Dagenham to Battersea |
| May 26, 2021 | S13·E8 | Hampstead to Islington |
| May 25, 2021 | S13·E7 | Hackney Wick to Oxford Circus |
| May 24, 2021 | S13·E6 | Chislehurst to Kennington |
| May 21, 2021 | S13·E5 | Herne Bay to Leeds Castle, Kent |
| May 20, 2021 | S13·E4 | Deal to Margate |
| May 19, 2021 | S13·E3 | Rye to Dungeness |
| May 18, 2021 | S13·E2 | Hassocks to Benenden |
| May 17, 2021 | S13·E1 | Biggin Hill to Ashdown Forest |
| May 14, 2021 | S12·E15 | Aberystwyth to Newtown |
| May 13, 2021 | S12·E14 | Blaenau Ffestiniog to Barmouth |
| May 12, 2021 | S12·E13 | Bangor to Betws y Coed |
| May 11, 2021 | S12·E12 | Rhyl to Anglesey |
| May 10, 2021 | S12·E11 | Crewe to Shotton |
| May 7, 2021 | S12·E10 | Newmarket to Walsingham |
| May 6, 2021 | S12·E9 | Sawbridgeworth to Cambridge |
| May 5, 2021 | S12·E8 | Potters Bar to Cardington |
| May 4, 2021 | S12·E7 | Colchester to Chadwell Heath |
| May 3, 2021 | S12·E6 | Saxmundham to Dedham |
| April 30, 2021 | S12·E5 | Farnborough to Winchester |
| April 29, 2021 | S12·E4 | Guildford to Aldershot |
| April 28, 2021 | S12·E3 | West Ruislip to Windsor |
| April 27, 2021 | S12·E2 | Stoke Mandeville to Beaconsfield |
| April 26, 2021 | S12·E1 | Oxford to Abingdon |
| January 24, 2020 | S11·E15 | Attleborough to Skegness |
| January 23, 2020 | S11·E14 | Saxmundham to Norwich |
| January 22, 2020 | S11·E13 | Witham to Felixstowe |
| January 21, 2020 | S11·E12 | Limehouse to Rochford |
| January 20, 2020 | S11·E11 | Canterbury to Alexandra Palace |
| January 17, 2020 | S11·E10 | Taunton to Salisbury Plain |
| January 16, 2020 | S11·E9 | Paignton to Tiverton |
| January 15, 2020 | S11·E8 | Bodmin to Totnes |
| January 14, 2020 | S11·E7 | Truro to St Mawgan |
| January 13, 2020 | S11·E6 | St Ives to St Day |
| January 10, 2020 | S11·E5 | Elgin to Loch Ness |
| January 9, 2020 | S11·E4 | Dundee to Aberdeen |
| January 8, 2020 | S11·E3 | Falkirk to Dundee |
| January 7, 2020 | S11·E2 | Kielder Forest to Edinburgh |
| January 6, 2020 | S11·E1 | Newcastle to County Durham |
| February 22, 2019 | S10·E15 | East Malling to Rye |
| February 21, 2019 | S10·E14 | Piccadilly Circus to Gravesend |
| February 20, 2019 | S10·E13 | Ealing Broadway to South Kensington |
| February 19, 2019 | S10·E12 | Reading to Taplow |
| February 18, 2019 | S10·E11 | Warwick to Radley |
| February 15, 2019 | S10·E10 | Glasgow to Connel Ferry |
| February 14, 2019 | S10·E9 | Glasgow to Cumbrae |
| February 13, 2019 | S10·E8 | Larne to Dumfries |
| February 12, 2019 | S10·E7 | Belfast to Portrush |
| February 11, 2019 | S10·E6 | Newry to Portadown |
| February 8, 2019 | S10·E5 | Birmingham to the Potteries |
| February 7, 2019 | S10·E4 | Maltby to Hinckley |
| February 6, 2019 | S10·E3 | Manchester to Elsecar |
| February 5, 2019 | S10·E2 | Blackburn to Manchester |
| February 4, 2019 | S10·E1 | Warrington to Preston |
| January 19, 2018 | S9·E15 | Criccieth to Caernarfon |
| January 18, 2018 | S9·E14 | Liverpool to Dolgarrog |
| January 17, 2018 | S9·E13 | Sheffield to Nantwich |
| January 16, 2018 | S9·E12 | York to Frizinghall |
| January 15, 2018 | S9·E11 | Hull to Malton |
| January 12, 2018 | S9·E10 | Plymouth to the Lizard |
| January 11, 2018 | S9·E9 | Taunton to Newton Abbot |
| January 10, 2018 | S9·E8 | Newport to Clevedon/Yatton/Bristol Channel |
| January 9, 2018 | S9·E7 | Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town |
| January 8, 2018 | S9·E6 | Whitland to Swansea |
| January 5, 2018 | S9·E5 | Swanwick to Brownsea Island |
| January 4, 2018 | S9·E4 | Chichester to Cowes |
| January 3, 2018 | S9·E3 | Croydon to Shoreham-By-Sea |
| January 2, 2018 | S9·E2 | Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill |
| January 1, 2018 | S9·E1 | Cromer to Cambridge |
| January 20, 2017 | S8·E15 | Ballina to Westport |
| January 19, 2017 | S8·E14 | Dromod to Sligo |
| January 18, 2017 | S8·E13 | Navan to Mullingar |
| January 17, 2017 | S8·E12 | Greystones to Dublin |
| January 16, 2017 | S8·E11 | Wexford to Wicklow |
| January 13, 2017 | S8·E10 | Stowmarket to Harwich |
| January 12, 2017 | S8·E9 | Gainsborough to Ely |
| January 11, 2017 | S8·E8 | Chapeltown to Doncaster |
| January 10, 2017 | S8·E7 | Manchester Piccadilly to Silkstone Common |
| January 9, 2017 | S8·E6 | Blackpool to Manchester Victoria |
| January 6, 2017 | S8·E5 | Longniddry to Edinburgh |
| January 5, 2017 | S8·E4 | Darlington to Dunbar |
| January 4, 2017 | S8·E3 | Newark-on-Trent to Stockton |
| January 3, 2017 | S8·E2 | Welwyn Garden City to Peterborough |
| January 2, 2017 | S8·E1 | The Flying Scotsman |
| January 29, 2016 | S7·E20 | Egham to Henley-on-Thames |
| January 28, 2016 | S7·E19 | Hampton Court to Teddington |
| January 27, 2016 | S7·E18 | Woking to Walton-on-Thames |
| January 26, 2016 | S7·E17 | East Grinstead to Guildford |
| January 25, 2016 | S7·E16 | Ashford to Sevenoaks |
| January 22, 2016 | S7·E15 | Bridgwater to Dartmoor |
| January 21, 2016 | S7·E14 | Bristol to Glastonbury |
| January 20, 2016 | S7·E13 | Stroud to Bath |
| January 19, 2016 | S7·E12 | Redditch to Gloucester |
| January 18, 2016 | S7·E11 | Birmingham to Worcester |
| January 15, 2016 | S7·E10 | Plymouth to Porthcurno |
| January 14, 2016 | S7·E9 | Lymington Town to Exmouth |
| January 13, 2016 | S7·E8 | Littlehampton to Beaulieu |
| January 12, 2016 | S7·E7 | Newhaven to Worthing |
| January 11, 2016 | S7·E6 | Dover to Lewes |
| January 8, 2016 | S7·E5 | Ashley to Alton |
| January 7, 2016 | S7·E4 | St Helens to Knutsford |
| January 6, 2016 | S7·E3 | Preston to Swinton |
| January 5, 2016 | S7·E2 | Windermere to Carnforth |
| January 4, 2016 | S7·E1 | Carlisle to Penrith |
| January 30, 2015 | S6·E20 | Oakham to Cambridge |
| January 29, 2015 | S6·E19 | Oxford to Luton |
| January 28, 2015 | S6·E18 | Abergavenny to Hanborough |
| January 27, 2015 | S6·E17 | Swansea to Hereford |
| January 26, 2015 | S6·E16 | Pembroke Dock to Swansea |
| January 23, 2015 | S6·E15 | Newcastle to Lindisfarne |
| January 22, 2015 | S6·E14 | Middlesbrough to Hexham |
| January 21, 2015 | S6·E13 | Hessle to York |
| January 20, 2015 | S6·E12 | Boston to Hensall |
| January 19, 2015 | S6·E11 | Derby to Grantham |
| January 16, 2015 | S6·E10 | High Street Kensington to London Bridge |
| January 15, 2015 | S6·E9 | Covent Garden to Soho |
| January 14, 2015 | S6·E8 | Stratford to London Victoria |
| January 13, 2015 | S6·E7 | Deptford to West Silverton |
| January 12, 2015 | S6·E6 | Amersham to Regent's Park |
| January 9, 2015 | S6·E5 | St Andrew's to Edinburgh |
| January 8, 2015 | S6·E4 | Stirling to Pitlochry |
| January 7, 2015 | S6·E3 | Motherwell to Linlithgow |
| January 6, 2015 | S6·E2 | Greenock to Larkhall |
| January 5, 2015 | S6·E1 | Ayr to Stewarton |
| January 31, 2014 | S5·E20 | Brighton to Chichester |
| January 30, 2014 | S5·E19 | Faversham to Dorking |
| January 29, 2014 | S5·E18 | Ilford to Rochester |
| January 28, 2014 | S5·E17 | Ipswich to Chelmsford |
| January 27, 2014 | S5·E16 | Norwich to Brandon |
| January 24, 2014 | S5·E15 | Cheltenham to Wolverhampton |
| January 23, 2014 | S5·E14 | Chippenham to Gloucester |
| January 22, 2014 | S5·E13 | Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon |
| January 21, 2014 | S5·E12 | Winchfield to Crowthorne |
| January 20, 2014 | S5·E11 | Southampton to Basingstoke |
| January 17, 2014 | S5·E10 | Nottingham to Leeds |
| January 16, 2014 | S5·E9 | Leicester to Loughborough |
| January 15, 2014 | S5·E8 | Northampton to Nuneaton |
| January 14, 2014 | S5·E7 | Bletchley to Newport Pagnell |
| January 13, 2014 | S5·E6 | London Euston to Cheddington |
| January 10, 2014 | S5·E5 | Honley to Chesterfield |
| January 9, 2014 | S5·E4 | Haworth to Huddersfield |
| January 8, 2014 | S5·E3 | Preston to Rochdale |
| January 7, 2014 | S5·E2 | Southport to Leyland |
| January 6, 2014 | S5·E1 | Manchester to Birkenhead |
| February 8, 2013 | S4·E25 | Athlone to Galway |
| February 7, 2013 | S4·E24 | Newbridge to Roscrea |
| February 6, 2013 | S4·E23 | Kilkenny to Athy |
| February 5, 2013 | S4·E22 | Charleville to Waterford |
| February 4, 2013 | S4·E21 | Killarney to Cobh |
| February 1, 2013 | S4·E20 | Exmouth to Newton Abbot |
| January 31, 2013 | S4·E19 | Lynton and Lynmouth to Exeter |
| January 30, 2013 | S4·E18 | Taunton to Minehead |
| January 29, 2013 | S4·E17 | Salisbury to Castle Cary |
| January 28, 2013 | S4·E16 | London Paddington to Warminster |
| January 25, 2013 | S4·E15 | Invergordon to John O'Groats |
| January 24, 2013 | S4·E14 | Inverness to Plockton |
| January 23, 2013 | S4·E13 | Dufftown to Aviemore |
| January 22, 2013 | S4·E12 | Dundee to Aberdeen |
| January 21, 2013 | S4·E11 | Stirling to Invergowrie |
| January 18, 2013 | S4·E10 | Spalding to Grimsby |
| January 17, 2013 | S4·E9 | London King's Cross to Peterborough |
| January 16, 2013 | S4·E8 | London Victoria to Abbey Wood |
| January 15, 2013 | S4·E7 | Woking to Clapham Junction |
| January 14, 2013 | S4·E6 | Portsmouth to Gomshall |
| January 11, 2013 | S4·E5 | Welshpool to Aberystwyth |
| January 10, 2013 | S4·E4 | Dudley to Bridgnorth |
| January 9, 2013 | S4·E3 | Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford |
| January 8, 2013 | S4·E2 | Birmingham to Stafford |
| January 7, 2013 | S4·E1 | High Wycombe to Stratford-upon-Avon |
| February 3, 2012 | S3·E25 | Ballymoney to Londonderry |
| February 2, 2012 | S3·E24 | Belfast to Whitehead |
| February 1, 2012 | S3·E23 | Dundalk to Portadown |
| January 31, 2012 | S3·E22 | Enfield to Drogheda |
| January 30, 2012 | S3·E21 | Bray to Dublin |
| January 27, 2012 | S3·E20 | Heysham to Snaefell |
| January 26, 2012 | S3·E19 | Kirkby-in-Furness to Lancaster |
| January 25, 2012 | S3·E18 | Cockermouth to Eskdale |
| January 24, 2012 | S3·E17 | Bardon Mill to Wigton |
| January 23, 2012 | S3·E16 | Berwick-upon-Tweed to Morpeth |
…and 60 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.
