Michael Palin's Great Railway Journeys

Michael Palin's first televised travel adventure was screened as part of the BBC series Great Railway Journeys. 'Confessions of a Train Spotter' (1980) saw him travel the length of Britain by train. Setting off from Euston he includes diversions to lines beyond the inter-cty network.

Palin's second Great Railway Journey (1994) takes him from the ancient walled city of Derry to the most western tip of Ireland. He travels his 'family line' as he attempts to trace his great grandmother who left Irleand for the USA over 150 years ago.