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Great British Train Journeys from Above
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Great British Train Journeys from Above

Sat, Oct 11, 2025
  • Documentary
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

All aboard in celebration of 200 years of train travel. Hugh Bonneville narrates as cutting-edge drones showcase the most iconic steam rail journeys in Britain.

Where to watch

Streaming on

  • Channel 4↗
Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Hugh Bonneville
    Hugh Bonneville
    as Self - Narrator (voice)
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Episodes

1 season · 4 episodes

Running · 4 aired
Season 1
4 episodes · 4 aired
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  • E1
    Episode 1
    Aired · Sat, Oct 11, 2025 · 60m

    The first episode tracks the Jacobite Railway, which runs through the Scottish Highlands from Fort William to Mallaig. The programme visits the site of Bonnie Prince Charlie's hideout, and explores the history of the Jacobite Rebellion.

  • E2
    Episode 2
    Aired · Sat, Oct 18, 2025 · 60m

    Aerial cameras track the Ffestiniog Railway as it carves a path through of Eryri changing Welsh history, from Porthmadog to the slate mines of Blaenau Ffestiniog

  • E3
    Episode 3
    Aired · Sat, Oct 25, 2025 · 60m

    From Whitby to Pickering, aerial views of the stunning North Yorkshire Moors Railway reveal the profound impact George Stephenson's steam revolution had on people, land, industry and trade

  • E4
    Episode 4
    Aired · Sat, Nov 1, 2025 · 60m

    Hugh Bonneville narrates a journey through the rolling hills of England's south-west on the West Somerset Railway created by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Widely recognised as one of the greatest engineers of all time, Brunel's remarkable railways and structures are known worldwide. This episode travels along his railway through the Quantock Hills to the Bristol Channel.