Great Continental Railway Journeys

  • Premiered: Nov 2012
  • Episodes: 39
  • Followers: 11
  • Ended
  • BBC Two
  • Tuesday at 21
  • Documentary Travel

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Season 7
7x1
Salamanca to Canfranc
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 29, 2020
Michael Portillo sports a modern edition of his Bradshaw’s Continental Handbook, dated 1936. His destination lies close to his heart: the ancient kingdom of Spain and land of his father.
7x2
Orleans to Reims
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 05, 2020
Beginning in historic Orleans, Michael follows his Bradshaw’s guide to the magnificent stained-glass windows of the Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, which tell the story of Joan of Arc.
7x3
Berlin to Stuttgart
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 19, 2020
Michael Portillo embarks on a rail journey through Germany. In a vast stadium, Michael hears how new rail lines were constructed to transport crowds of spectators to the Nazi Olympic Games of 1936.
7x4
Palermo to Mt Etna
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 26, 2020
In Palermo, Michael takes in the art and architecture of the Futurists and feasts on a Sicilian speciality, spaghetti and sardines.
7x5
Linz to Bratislava
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 02, 2020
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.
7x6
Stockholm to the Arctic Circle
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Air date
Sep 10, 2020
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.

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