There's over TWO HUNDRED episodes of Great British Railway Journeys for you to stream for free on UKTV Play! To celebrate, here's Michael Portillo in a typically understated outfit, learning about the history of, well, bird poo. | StreamOnU

Michael Portillo's Great British Railway Journeys were followed by Great Continental Railway Journeys and now the former MP has crossed the Atlantic to tackle the world's largest rail network. Great American Railroad Journeys is on BBC Two tonight at 6:30pm | BBC Breakfast

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5.7K views · 79 reactions | BBC's 'Great Coastal Railway Journeys' visits Middlesbrough Heritage Unlocked's Tosh Warwick met with Michael Portillo at the top of the Tees Transporter Bridge to discuss #Middlesbrough's history, #deindustrialization and importance of #Teesside's #industrialheritage. Full episode on BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001mg0c/great-coastal-railway-journeys-series-2-6-middlesbrough-to-boulby | Heritage Unlocked | Facebook