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Back up to: Great British Railway Journeys
15/15 In picturesque Snowdonia, Michael Portillo braves the fastest zip line in the world.
14/15 Michael takes a trip down his own memory lane in Maghull on the outskirts of Liverpool.
13/15 Michael Portillo discovers an enormous, beautifully preserved 20th-century steam engine.
12/15 Michael Portillo conducts important research in an historic tea room.
11/15 Michael Portillo begins in the East Yorkshire port of Hull, where he heads for the docks.
10/15 Michael Portillo boldly goes to the moon by way of the Cornish Riviera Express!
9/15 Michael Portillo is led a merry dance in Stogumber - all in the name of fertility.
8/15 Michael prepares an Airbus 380 for a smooth landing at Filton.
7/15 Michael strikes gold at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant.
6/15 Michael discovers the restored home of the poet Dylan Thomas.
5/15 Michael Portillo builds a bivouac with a group of Scouts and learns about war horses.
4/15 Michael Portillo encounters an Edwardian motoring duo patronised by King Edward VII.
3/15 Michael uncovers a once-celebrated, now forgotten composer with an uncannily familiar name
2/15 Michael discovers a favoured haunt of King Edward VII.
1/15 Michael Portillo takes a pot shot at the sport of kings at a country estate.
