Great Railway Journeys of the World
Great Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by BBC Television. The premise of each programme is that the presenter, typically a well-known figure from the arts or media, would make a journey by train, usually through a country or to a destination to which they had a personal connection. There were four series broadcast on BBC Two between 1980 and 1999, with the shorter series title being used for all but the first. In 2010 a similar series also aired on BBC Two, Great British Railway Journeys.
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Season 4
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India: East to West
Ian Hislop travels from Kolkata, the former capital of the British Raj and present seat of the Marxist government of West Bengal, to Rajasthan.
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Granada to Salamanca
Michael Portillo explores his roots in a trek across the railway networks of Spain.
Jan 12, 1999 -
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Tokyo to Kagoshima
Fergal Keane travels through Japan and receives earthquake training and etiquette lessons.
Jan 19, 1999 -
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Los Mochis to Veracruz
Rick Stein crosses Mexico from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.
Jan 26, 1999 -
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Guantanamo to Pinar Del Rio
Nick Hancock crosses Cuba, battling hurricanes as well as the crumbling infrastructure.
Feb 2, 1999 -
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St Louis to Dogon Country
Hollywood star Danny Glover rides the oldest line in Africa, the Bamako Express.
Feb 9, 1999 -
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Singapore to Bangkok
Stephen Tompkinson relives the days of colonial train travel as a pampered passenger on the Eastern and Oriental Express.
Apr 6, 1999