Great Continental Railway Journeys

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  • BBC Two
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  • Documentary Travel

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Sofia to Istanbul
Episode overview
Armed with his trusty 1913 Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide, Michael Portillo travels east through the Balkans along the most exotic section of the route taken by the Orient Express. .. show full overview
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Vienna to Trieste
Episode overview
In Vienna, Michael Portillo encounters a pre-Cold War spy and learns about the concert that caused a riot in 1913. He then travels the Habsburg imperial line across the Semmering Pass, a .. show full overview
4x3
Pisa to Lake Garda
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Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide in hand, Michael Portillo visits Italy, where he experiences first-hand the nation's need for speed in a state-of-the-art Maserati sports car. .. show full overview
4x4
Athens to Thessaloniki
Episode overview
Armed with his 1913 Continental Railway Guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a Greek odyssey from Athens's port of Piraeus north to the city of Thessaloniki, captured the year before from .. show full overview
4x5
The Black Forest to Hannover
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Armed with his 1913 Continental Railway Guide, Michael Portillo ventures deep into the Black Forest on a quest to discover the essence of Germany and discovers how Hansel and Gretel .. show full overview
4x6
Barcelona to Mallorca
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Steered by his 1913 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo returns to Spain to trace the early 20th-century roots of the Spanish Civil War, which divided his Spanish family and sent his .. show full overview

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