Great continental railway journeys s02 ep04 copenhagen. Portillo great continental railway journeys explores the northernmost areas of north america, armed with appletons general guide to the united states, published in 1879, exploring alaska and canada. Great continental railway journeys series 5 episodes episode guide. Steered by his 19 bradshaws continental railway guide, michael portillo heads for the netherlands, where he roots around the worlds largest flower auction in haarlem, operates a crane in europes largest container port, rotterdam, and investigates amsterdams famous redlight district. In this series, with bradshaws 19 continental railway guide in hand, michael portillo. Bbc two great continental railway journeys episode guide. The show is called great continental railway journeys. Returning for a another season, michael portillos great continental railroad journeys is back on bbc 2 from friday 16th october at 9pm. Great continental railway journeys tv episode calendar. Great continental railway journeys the black forest to hannover.
The premise of each programme is that the presenter, typically a wellknown 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. Great continental railway journeys episode guide bbc two. Great continental railway journeys, series 3 on itunes. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. Great continental railway journeys tv show season 5. Great continental railway journeysis now a firmly established series on bbc2, following in the illustrious tracks of its predecessor great british railway journeys. It sees portillo travel on the railway networks of continental europe, referring to his 19 copy of bradshaws continental railway guide, as he describes how the various destinations have changed since edwardian times.
Basel, zurich, the alps, lake lucerne, and europes highest railway station at the top of jungfraujoch. Track great continental railway journeys season 5 episodes. Watch great continental railway journeys episodes online. The glacier express requires a reservation costing just. He starts in genoa, the world class main port of liguria, with grand monuments from its golden age around 1700 and later industrial boom. Michael takes trains trough northern italy, which was only partially integrated into the present country. Books and films great continental railway journeys. As seen on bbc2, michael portillo travels on the great train routes of europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in george bradshaws 19 continental railway guide. Catch up on great continental railway journeys and watch. With his bradshaws 19 continental railway guide in hand, michael portillo ventures east to a land which a century ago was part of the russian empire and today is the independent state of ukraine. In season 5 of great continental railway journeys, host michael portillo continues his travels through europe, following suggested itineraries from the 19 travel guide bradshaws continental. Michael portillo embarks on six memorable railway journeys across europe armed only with his 19.
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Great continental railway journeys is a british documentary written for television and presented by michael portillo. Find out when great continental railway journeys is on tv, including series 3episode 5. Michael portillo travels across the european continent with his handy bradshaw guide book. Great continental railway journeys season 1 episode 4 switzerland. Following the 1879 guidebook appletons general guide to the united states, he travels from new york city to historic jamestown, virginia. In a series of 5hour long episodes, steered by his 19 bradshaws continental railway guide, michael journeys through a prosperous prewar europe. Great continental railway journeys s04 ep05 the black forest to hannover part 01 hd stream watch great continental railway journeys. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Steered by his 19 continental railway guide, michael portillo heads for the netherlands, where he roots around the worlds largest flower. Great continental railway journeys, series 1 on itunes. Great british railway journeys soundtrack music, videos. Looking at history and trying 21st century things that changed since before the great war.
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Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from great british railway journeys soundtrack. His rail journey takes him from the grasslands of the steppe to the shores of the black sea. He begins in the truly international city of basel and travels east to visit industrial zurich. Following the same format as series 3, great british railway journeys series 4 is again taking you on 5 separate journeys each of 5 episodes, each episode half an hour in length, on 5 discs. Using an 1899 copy of appletons guidebook to the railways of the united states and canada, portillo explores historic canadian railways and learns about the places along the way. Tv show guide for great continental railway journeys. From the from the italian riviera to the austrian alps michael visits remote villages of the cinque terre he then heads to parma next up is the alps stopping off in rovereto he ends his trip at the brenner pass home to on of the worlds longest rail tunnels. Great continental railway journeys bordeaux to bilbao season 2 episode 6 sbs in the final episode, following in the footsteps of early 20thcentury british tourists, michael portillo sets off with his 19 railway guide to sample the delights of the french and spanish atlantic coast. Great continental railroad journeys season 5 michaels back, and this time he and his trusty railroad guide are traveling through time to a europe just about to feel the first tremors of. Latest great continental railway journeys episodes enhancetv. Great continental railroad journeys season 5 great.
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