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Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways

2025 - 2025

The Day That Changed the World

16th September 2025

Episode 1

Railway enthusiast Michael Portillo leads a landmark journey through 200 years of rail, marking the moment Britain’s modern railway was born.

How the Railways Changed Britain

23rd September 2025

Episode 2

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.

Top Cast

Michael Portillo

Director

Anthony Holland

Michael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday, revealing the journey that changed the world.

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Michael Portillo

Self - Presenter

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Anthony Holland

Director

John Comerford

Executive Producer

Alison Kreps

Executive Producer

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