Great Continental Railway Journeys

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Station:
BBC Two (UK)

Status:
Running

Start:
2012-11-08

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Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.

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S7E4 - Palermo to Mt Etna

In Palermo, Michael takes in the art and architecture of the futurists and feasts on a Sicilian speciality - spaghetti and sardines.

Air Date: 26 Aug 2020 14:00 (CDT)

S7E5 - Linz to Bratislava

Michael travels through Austria and the Czech Republic, exploring a dark era in history. At Prague Central Station, Michael meets a woman who, as a young girl, travelled by train to safety in London.

Air Date: 02 Sep 2020 14:00 (CDT)

S7E6 - Stockholm to the Arctic Circle

Michael makes a scenic journey from Stockholm to Abisko. Michael celebrates Midsummer in Marielund, learns to decorate a Dala horse in Mora and takes an icy dip in one of the country's 96,000 lakes.

Air Date: 10 Sep 2020 14:00 (CDT)

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