All aboard! Armed with his trusty Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo explores the UK the railways made. Uncover hidden gems and fascinating communities from across the nation.

Presenter Michael Portillo, a British journalist, travels the railways throughout England using George Bradshaw's maps to compare 1840s-era Britain to modern-day Britain. Michael Portillo starts ...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us ...