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Travelling through England’s landscapes, towns and villages, Robbie Cumming offers a personal take on life aboard his narrowboat, the Naughty Lass.
Series 4: 1. Sheffield to Keadby (29 mins)
- Nairn Across BritainWriter and journalist Ian Nairn takes a journey to the industrial North. (1972)
- Let's ImagineJohn Betjeman looks at the Evercreech Junction to Burnham-on-Sea railway line.26 mins
- With a Fine Feeling for SteamA look at the private steam railway network, the Strathspey Railway. (1977)25 mins
- The Return of the Flying ScotsmanFollowing the Flying Scotsman as it returns to the tracks after a ten-year restoration.29 mins
- Wainwright WalksJulia Bradbury travels to the Western Lakes to walk to the summit of the Haystacks fell.
- The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's RocketA look at the 1829 competition to find the best steam locomotive in Britain. (1979)49 mins
- Ian Hislop Goes off the RailsIan Hislop looks at the 1963 Beeching Report, which closed a third of the UK's railways.59 mins
- Great Continental Railway JourneysBack on the rails in the beautiful Balkans, reflecting on the wonders the railways made
- Flying Scotsman from the FootplateThe view from the driving seat as Flying Scotsman travels the Severn Valley Railway.59 mins
- 4472 - Flying ScotsmanTravel from London’s King’s Cross to Edinburgh on the 'Flying Scotsman'. (1968)40 mins
- Wainwright Walks: Coast to CoastJulia Bradbury begins her adventure in appalling weather just outside the Lake District.
- Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the RailwaysThe journey that changed the world. Michael takes a trip back through rail history
