TV series
Great Railway Journeys
1980–1999, English, on BBC Two.
Great Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by BBC Television. The premise of each programme is that the presenter, typically a well-known figure from the arts or media, would make a journey by train, usually through a country or to a destination to which they had a personal connection. There were four series broadcast on BBC Two between 1980 and 1999, with the shorter series title being used for all but the first. In 2010 a similar series also aired on BBC Two, Great British Railway Journeys.
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 28
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended in 1999
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Latest episode
S4 E7: Singapore to Bangkok
Aired 6 April 1999
Seasons 4
Cast & crew
- Michael PalinSelf - Presenter · 2 ep
- Michael PortilloSelf - Presenter · 1 ep
- Danny GloverSelf - Presenter · 1 ep
- Stephen TompkinsonSelf - Presenter · 1 ep
- Nick HancockSelf - Presenter · 1 ep
- Buck HenrySelf - Presenter · 1 ep
- Alexei SayleSelf - Presenter · 1 ep
- Victoria WoodSelf - Presenter · 1 ep
- Clive AndersonSelf - Presenter · 1 ep
- Eric RobsonSelf - Presenter · 1 ep
- Fergal KeaneSelf - Presenter · 1 ep
- Ian HislopSelf - Presenter · 1 ep
Details
- First aired
- 23 October 1980
- Last aired
- 6 April 1999
- Network
- BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Documentary
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Great Railway Journeys has 4 seasons and 28 episodes, about 60 minutes each.
Is Great Railway Journeys finished?
Yes. Great Railway Journeys ended in 1999, so you can watch the whole story.
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