Great Continental Railway Journeys

  • Premiered: Nov 2012
  • Episodes: 59
  • Followers: 11
  • Running
  • BBC Two
  • Monday at 18
  • Documentary Travel

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Season 5
5x1
Transylvania to the Black Sea
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 20, 2016
With Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide in hand, Michael Portillo ventures east through Romania. He uncovers an unlikely fan of his Bradshaw's.
5x2
Zermatt to Geneva
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 27, 2016
Armed with his railway guide, Michael Portillo travels from the Swiss Alps to Lake Geneva. He is caught up in a war zone and rescued from an avalanche by a puppy.
5x3
Tangier to Marrakech
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 04, 2016
Michael Portillo takes in the sights, smells and tastes of north Africa as he travels from the Mediterranean port of Tangier to the Berber city of Marrakech.
5x4
Genoa to the Brenner Pass
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 11, 2016
Michael Portillo embarks on an action-packed adventure from the Italian Riviera to the Austrian Alps with his Bradshaw's 1913 Guidebook in hand.
5x5
Riga to Tampere
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 18, 2016
Armed with his 1913 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo ventures to the northernmost reaches of Europe, where he braves the freezing temperatures of the Baltic Sea.
5x6 Season finale
Rotterdam to Utrecht
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 25, 2016
Armed with his 1913 Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide, Michael Portillo discovers the magnificent art and architecture of the Dutch Golden Age.

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