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Toby Atkin-Wright ([personal profile] tobyaw) wrote2011-02-03 08:59 pm
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Great British Railway Journeys

Catching up with Great British Railway Journeys. We’re about halfway through this year’s series, with plenty more episodes recorded on the satellite box, ready to watch.

While watching the first series, in January last year, I wondered whether we were watching the television programme of the year. And this second series is just as good. Portillo has an infectious enthusiasm for the railways, for the history, and for the technology. A fine presenter.

I hope there will be another series next year.
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[identity profile] vivdunstan.livejournal.com 2011-02-03 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope there might be another series too. We usually watch it the night after broadcast (so Monday-Friday broadcasts watched on Tuesday-Saturday), and always enjoy it. For me with half West Yorkshire ancestry that week's was great to see. And now there are so many more places in Britain that I want to go to, so now I have a pile of brochures to look through to plan possible holidays. And there's always something endlessly appealing to me about train journeys. Maybe it's because I don't commute (apart from some twice weekly commuting to Edinburgh and Montrose in 2003-4 during my Research Assisting work), so am not sick of the things! I always find getting on a train very exciting, and enjoy the journey.

[identity profile] meepfrog.livejournal.com 2011-02-03 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Trains are the one form of transport I really enjoy. I love the journey to and from Nairn twice a year.

[identity profile] tokyo-mb.livejournal.com 2011-02-04 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
I also enjoy this program. Only watched the occasional episode of this series, but have them all available to watch in HD.

Recently watched the Telford to Wrexham one and thought it odd that he didn't travel on the (very recently deceased) Wrexham and Shropshire Railway (one of the few open access rail companies, and the rail company with the highest customer satisfaction rates in the country).

[identity profile] vivdunstan.livejournal.com 2011-02-04 11:32 am (UTC)(link)
Just checked Amazon. Series 1 is to be released on DVD in a few days time. I think I'll buy that. Hopefully they'll release series 2 as well. And there is an accompanying book too.
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