Great Railway Journeys

Season 4

1999 · 7 episodes · 5h 49m in all

Episodes

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   1. India: East to West

   5 Jan 1999 · 49 min

   Ian Hislop travels from Kolkata, the former capital of the British Raj and present seat of the Marxist government of West Bengal, to Rajasthan.

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   2. Granada to Salamanca

   12 Jan 1999 · 49 min

   Michael Portillo explores his roots in a trek across the railway networks of Spain.

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   3. Tokyo to Kagoshima

   19 Jan 1999 · 49 min

   Fergal Keane travels through Japan and receives earthquake training and etiquette lessons.

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   4. Los Mochis to Veracruz

   26 Jan 1999 · 49 min

   Rick Stein crosses Mexico from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

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   5. Guantanamo to Pinar Del Rio

   2 Feb 1999 · 49 min

   Nick Hancock crosses Cuba, battling hurricanes as well as the crumbling infrastructure.

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   6. St Louis to Dogon Country

   9 Feb 1999 · 49 min

   Hollywood star Danny Glover rides the oldest line in Africa, the Bamako Express.

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   7. Singapore to Bangkok

   6 Apr 1999 · 55 min

   Stephen Tompkinson relives the days of colonial train travel as a pampered passenger on the Eastern and Oriental Express.