Great Korean Railway Journeys

  • Premiered: May 2026
  • Episodes: 5
  • Followers: 1
  • Ended
  • BBC Two
  • at 0
  • Documentary History Travel

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Season 1
1x1
DMZ to Seoul
Episode overview
Air date
May 04, 2026
Michael begins his journey at the tense frontier of the Demilitarised Zone before heading to the capital of Seoul, a vast-fast moving city that has become one of the world's most advanced cities.
1x2
Suwon to Seodaemun (Seoul)
Episode overview
Air date
May 05, 2026
Michael’s South Korean railway journey continues in Seoul. Travelling across one of the world’s largest metro systems, he heads south to Suwon to visit Samsung’s headquarters.
1x3
Daejeon to Busan
Episode overview
Air date
May 06, 2026
Leaving Seoul aboard South Korea’s high-speed KTX train, Michael travels south through the heart of the country to explore how rail has shaped both its economy and identity.
1x4
Busan to Jeonju
Episode overview
Air date
May 07, 2026
Michael’s journey continues in Busan, South Korea’s second city, on the country’s south eastern coast. Later, he heads to Jeonju, where he meets a master craftsman producing hanji paper.
1x5
Gwangju to Jeju
Episode overview
Air date
May 08, 2026
On the final leg of his journey, Michael travels to South Korea’s south west, where food, protest and landscape reveal the values that have shaped the modern nation.

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