Coastal Railways with Julie Walters
| Coastal Railways with Julie Walters | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Kim Maddever |
| Presented by | Julie Walters |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Paul Sommers |
| Producer | Martin Cass |
| Running time | 48 minutes |
| Production company | Alaska Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 26 November – 17 December 2017 |
Coastal Railways with Julie Walters is a British television program on Channel 4 presented by actress Julie Walters that first aired on 26 November 2017.
History
The premise of the program was based on Julie Walters love of the coast. Each episode featured Julie Walters travelling for five days on a coastal railway, experiencing the landscapes and its people.[1][2]
List of episodes
| No. in series | Title | Directed by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [3] | |
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| 1 | "West Highland Railway"[5] | Kim Maddever | 26 November 2017 | 2.43 | |
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Julie travels along Scotland's West Highland Railway starting on the Caledonian Canal jokingly referring to another Channel 4 program Great Canal Journeys. She travels aboard the Hogwarts Express and visits the Isle of Skye.[4] | |||||
| 2 | "The East Coast Line"[5] | Kim Maddever | 3 December 2017 | 2.12 | |
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Julie travels along the East Coast Main Line from Newcastle to Edinburgh. Along the way she meets Beachcomers in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, a branch line being reinstalled in Alnwick before discovering the secrets of the Balmoral Hotel.[6] | |||||
| 3 | "The Great Western Road"[5] | Kim Maddever | 10 December 2017 | N/A | |
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Julie travels along the Great Western main line and its branch lines built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in Devon and Cornwall. Along the way she visits RNLI at St. Ives, smuggling history in Polperro and a haunted castle in Kingswear.[7] | |||||
| 4 | "Wales to Liverpool"[5] | Kim Maddever | 17 December 2017 | N/A | |
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Julie travels from Aberystwyth in Wales to Liverpool. Along the way she visits a historical railway in Tywyn, takes the Ffestiniog railway up Snowdonia, takes a zip wire ride and visits Europes biggest pet cemetery.[8] | |||||
References
- ^ "Coastal Railways with Julie Walters - Channel 4 Press Programme Information". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Britain's Coastal Railways -Actor Julie Walters rides the UK's most beautiful coastal railways, from Scotland to Cornwall - Rail Discoveries". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "BARB Weekly Top 30 programmes". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Coastal Railways with Julie Walters - Radio Times Episode Guide Episode 1". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Coastal Railways with Julie Walters - All 4 Episode Guide". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Coastal Railways with Julie Walters - Radio Times Episode Guide Episode 2". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Coastal Railways with Julie Walters - Radio Times Episode Guide Episode 3". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Coastal Railways with Julie Walters - Radio Times Episode Guide Episode 4". Retrieved 17 December 2017.