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Great Coastal Railway Journeys Series 3 Episodes

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  1. Wells-next-the-Sea to the Wash

    20/20 Michael Portillo’s rail exploration of the eastern reaches of England draws to a close.

  2. West Runton to Burnham Market

    19/20 Michael examines a replica of the smallest bone in Britain's largest mammoth.

  3. Lowestoft to Great Yarmouth

    18/20 Michael’s journey takes him to the treacherous waters off the Norfolk coast.

  4. Woodbridge to Southwold

    17/20 Michael is plunged in at the deep end on a rafting challenge with the sea scouts.

  5. Canvey Island to Wrabness

    16/20 Michael Portillo embarks on a new railway journey around the coast of the east of England.

  6. Faversham to Chatham

    15/20 Michael gets out onto the water in the last sailing barge to work on the Thames.

  7. Birchington-on-Sea to Whitstable

    14/20 Michael ’s railway exploration of the Channel coastline has reached the Isle of Thanet.

  8. Dover to Margate

    13/20 Michael is in Dover, where he recalls the biggest evacuation in military history.

  9. Folkestone to Le Touquet

    12/20 Michael Portillo travels through the longest undersea tunnel in the world.

  10. Eastbourne to Rye

    11/20 Michael sets off to explore the English Channel and the Thames and Medway estuaries.

  11. Conwy to Colwyn Bay

    10/20 Michael Portillo takes the train to the medieval walled town of Conwy.

  12. The Isle of Anglesey

    9/20 Michael is on the Isle of Anglesey, encountering a Welsh gastronomic delight.

  13. Porthmadog to Anglesey

    8/20 Michael steams through the glorious scenery of the Snowdonia National Park.

  14. Harlech to Abedaron

    7/20 Michael tracks the coastline north from Harlech to skirt the Llyn Peninsula.

  15. Cardigan Bay to Abergynolwyn

    6/20 Michael Portillo embarks on a railway journey around the western coast of Wales.

  16. Isles of Scilly

    5/20 Michael Portillo finishes his journey in the Scillonian archipelago.

  17. St Mawes to Porthcurno

    4/20 Michael reaches the pretty Cornish fishing village of St Mawes.

  18. Tintagel to St Austell

    3/20 Michael leaves Devon for Cornwall and the rugged Atlantic coast of its northern shore.

  19. Exeter to Plymouth

    2/20 Michael Portillo reaches Devon’s county town, Exeter, dominated by its gothic cathedral.

  20. Axminster to Budleigh Salterton

    1/20 Michael Portillo embarks on another journey exploring the shores of Britain.