Michael Portillo filming at Stoke station today

[jnjkerbin]

I wonder why the series has been delayed this year , I'm sure it started in September previously, or am I mistaken ?

I may be wrong but I think it normally airs in January.
Joe

 

[Bungle73]

I love these programmes.

I wonder why the series has been delayed this year , I'm sure it started in September previously, or am I mistaken ?

Delayed? This year's series has been and gone. Next will no doubt be aired in January like all the others were.

I may be wrong but I think it normally airs in January.
Joe

Correct.

 

[Butts]

I love these programmes.


Delayed? This year's series has been and gone. Next will no doubt be aired in January like all the others were.


Correct.

Early dementia settling in

 

[Class172]

He visited the Severn Valley Railway very recently - article.

 

[Tracked]

just watching Oban to Corrour on bbc4, the bit with the sleeper annoyed me - he's sat on the sleeper talking about it leaving the station, cue external shot of a 156 leaving a station [/pedantic]

ruined the whole program! I'm writing to the BBC and parliament to complain!!! and these days I think we're due about 6 inquiries into the matter!!! :grin:

 

[dangie]

Has been interviewing someone in Rugeley as well.

 

[leedslad82]

i recently went to a talk he did at the ilkley literature festival, he mentioned there are 5 one hour specials to be screened nov/dec time which are the continental bradshaws and that they have shown 70 episodes so far over 4 series and have just completed a further 20 episodes of GBRJ to be screened from january

 

[work-traveller]

Re the original post, he boarded the carriage I was already on at Stone and alighted at the next stop (Stoke-on-Trent). This was at approx. 8am on a Monday morning. He was doing some pieces to camera - seem to recall he said he was doing an Alyesbury to Aberystwyth journey.

The size of the entourage was conspicous - camerman, sound engineer and I'd conservatively estimate another 5 people.

 

[Southwest]

ruined the whole program! I'm writing to the BBC and parliament to complain!!!

Don't hold your breath for a reply. The BBC have far more important issues to address at the moment!!

 

[Bungle73]

New series starts on the 7th of January. Now info on routes yet.

 

[GodAtum]

being one of his film crew is prob the best job in the world of you love trains!

 

[Bungle73]

First journey starts at High Wycombe and ends at Aberystwyth.

 

[Class172]

I presume the route will be High Wycombe-Banbury-Leamington Spa-Birmingham-Shrewsbury-Dovey Jct-Aberystwyth then?

 

[Bungle73]

I presume the route will be High Wycombe-Banbury-Leamington Spa-Birmingham-Shrewsbury-Dovey Jct-Aberystwyth then?

Monday: High Wycombe to Stratford-upon-Avon

Tuesday: Birmingham to Stafford

Wednesday: Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford

Thursdays: Dudley to Bridgnorth

Friday: Welshpool to Aberystwyth

This is all taken from DigiGuide.

 

[All Line Rover]

I look forward to his attempts to highlight Wolverhampton's 'good points.' That's if he doesn't pass straight through the place. And I wonder if he'll step foot outside Stoke or Crewe station!?

 

[Crossover]

Yay - he'll be doing more than merely changing trains at Stafford this time....excellent
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I look forward to his attempts to highlight Wolverhampton's 'good points.' That's if he doesn't pass straight through the place. And I wonder if he'll step foot outside Stoke or Crewe station!?

If I were him, I'd probably pass through all 3 :P

 

[Butts]

I look forward to his attempts to highlight Wolverhampton's 'good points.' That's if he doesn't pass straight through the place. And I wonder if he'll step foot outside Stoke or Crewe station!?

Steady on.....:roll:

In Wolverhampton you had the big Chubb and Yale Factories making all the locks plus lot's of other bits and pieces.

Stoke is "The Potteries" obviously or whats left of it

As for Crewe ....The Railway ??

 

[Tomonthetrain]

Monday: High Wycombe to Stratford-upon-Avon

Tuesday: Birmingham to Stafford

Wednesday: Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford

Thursdays: Dudley to Bridgnorth

Friday: Welshpool to Aberystwyth

This is all taken from DigiGuide.

Dudley? As in Dudley Dudley as in DY1?

 

[Bungle73]

Dudley? As in Dudley Dudley as in DY1?

No idea. I don't know the area. Here's what the DigiGuide programme info says for that episode:

TRAVEL: Great British Railway Journeys
On: BBC 2 South East (102)
Date: Thursday 10th January 2013 (starting in 21 days)
Time: 18:30 to 19:00 (30 minutes long)

A daily alert is set for 15 minutes before 18:30
Dudley to Bridgenorth.
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook, travelling the length and breadth of the British Isles to see what of Bradshaw's World remains. The series of journeys along the tracks that helped fuel the Industrial Revolution continues on the stunning Severn Valley Railway. Michael learns how Victorian blacksmithing was not for the faint-hearted, rides one of Britain's most modern trains and traverses the remarkable Victoria Bridge.
(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 3 Star)

Starring: Michael Portillo

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Marked By: 'Reminder: Great British Railway Journeys' marker
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Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=34524

Copyright (c) GipsyMedia Limited.

 

[Class172]

Dudley? That seems a bit of an odd starting point unless he's going to take a trip down the old OW&W railway, which of course is mothballed beyond Round Oak...

He seems to have completely avoided Droitwich again.

 

[Bungle73]

New series starts tonight, BBC 2/BBC HD 18:30.

 

[merlodlliw]

New series starts tonight, BBC 2/BBC HD 18:30.

runs for half a year,25 episodes

 

[YorkshireBear]

runs for half a year,25 episodes

well its on every day of working week so only 5 weeks 10% of the year

just to be a pedant.

 

[Ploughman]

He was on Radio 2 this afternoon.
Said it looks like no more UK episodes as they may have done them all. (Possibly)
But that European may have a lot more in the pipeline.

 

[Bungle73]

I had a feeling they might be considering winding it up, as they've made a lot of journeys and this country, and its rail network, are only so big.

Looking forward to more continental journeys though.

 

[YorkshireBear]

He was on Radio 2 this afternoon.
Said it looks like no more UK episodes as they may have done them all. (Possibly)
But that European may have a lot more in the pipeline.

Doesn't surprise me, although they never went to KWVR despite visiting every other heritage railway!

European one was very interesting!

 

[merlodlliw]

well its on every day of working week so only 5 weeks 10% of the year

just to be a pedant.

I put it up without reading the RT, this time they got the Chiltern stock spot on,
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He was on Radio 2 this afternoon.
Said it looks like no more UK episodes as they may have done them all. (Possibly)
But that European may have a lot more in the pipeline.

He was also on BBC world TV Monday evening, being interviewed.

 

[Cletus]

There's been no complaints about rolling stock so far!

I've only watched Monday's so far, although I did notice that as he was leaving Banbury for Leamington(?), the screen behind him said "calling at Banbury..."

 

[merlodlliw]

There's been no complaints about rolling stock so far!

I've only watched Monday's so far, although I did notice that as he was leaving Banbury for Leamington(?), the screen behind him said "calling at Banbury..."

When he gets to Welshpool the rolling stock should be correct? with only 158s carrying pax, will we see The Chairman of Sarpa on Friday

 

[OuterDistant]

Good grief, Stafford station looks as hideous as ever at the end of last night's programme!