He traces the route of the trans continental railway from port augustas southern harbour in south australia to darwin in the northern territory. Check this page to see all great continental railway journeys episodes and the corresponding great rail journeys tour. Jazz albums are great to listen to as everything passes by. Following the format of the highly successful great british railway journeys and related series with portillo as presenter, each episode. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Michaels 19 bradshaws handbook to the chief cities of the world sends him to australia. Steered by his 19 bradshaws continental railway guide, michael portillo journeys through a prosperous prewar europe of emperors and kings, pomp and elegance. Great continental railway journeys series and episode guides. Great continental railway journeys order now youtube. Did anyone just watch michael portillo present great continental railway journeys on bbc2. The first four series of the bbc documentary following michael portillo as he travels around europe taking as his guide the 19 pamphlet bradshaws continental railway guide. Great australian railway journeys tv series 2019 imdb.
Venice is your starting point where you will uncover its importance as one of northern. Michael portillo embarks on six memorable railway journeys across. Interesting stories and news about the tourist railway industry. Guided by george bradshaws 19 handbook to continental rail travel, the program follows michael portillo to a series of fascinating locations, all accessed by railroad routes that have run since the edwardian era. Bbc great canadian railway journeys series 1 10of15 calgary. The first of a series of journeys along the tracks that helped fuel the industrial revolution. Returning for a another season, michael portillos great continental railway journeys is back on bbc 2 from friday 16th october at 9pm. Mar, 2016 italy boasts an array of railroad journeys that take you past the countrys most breathtaking locations. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. Great continental railway journeys tv show season 6. Michael portillo filming great australian railway journeys. Great british railway journeys is a bbc documentary series presented by michael portillo, a former conservative mp and cabinet minister who was instrumental. Great continental railroad journeys season 5 great.
Great continental railway journeys share 2012 2018 bbc two 31 hours. Madrid to gibraltar series 2 great continental railway. Michael portillo travels on the great train routes of europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in george bradshaws 19 continental railway guide. Great asian railway journeys is a 20part bbc travel and history documentary series produced by boundless and presented by michael portillo, a former conservative mp and minister of state for transport. Great continental railway journeys documentary sbs on. Great continental railway journeys season 6 air dates.
Bbc two great continental railway journeys, series 2. Lucknow to kolkataon an epic railway journey from lucknow in uttar pradesh to kolkata in west bengal, michael portillo uses his bradshaws 19 handbook of indian, foreign and colonial travel, published when the british raj was 55 years old, to chart a course through. Uk tv returning series 2018 a list of 219 titles created 06 dec 2017 see. Stay in touch with great continental railway journeys next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. Clutching his 1899 appletons guidebook to alaska, michael portillo reaches the states remote interior and the end of the alaska railroad. Great continental railway journeys currently every wednesday at 9pm on bbc two. Resuming his railway odyssey, michael portillo picks up his 19 copy of bradshaws continental railway. Great continental railway journeys s06e01 kiev to odessa documentary 2018. Great continental railway journeys catch up, series 2. Great continental railway journeys series 5 railuk forums. Less than 200 miles from the arctic circle, at fairbanks, he discovers how gold prospectors liberated the precious metal from the soil.
Click this link for a 2 for 1 ticket offer for entry to the olympia show. Tomer chelouche talking to michael portillo about tel aviv haifa to the negev, great continental railway journeys, series 3 episode 5 first. Turin to venice series 2 great continental railway. Bbcs great indian railway journeys from amritsar to shimla part1 of 4. Great continental railway journeys series 2 great continental railway journeys series 2 is a bbc travel documentary series presented by michael portillo, traveling on the great train routes of europe, as michael retraces more of the journeys featured in george bradshaws 19 continental railway guide. Van camp creator and producer of the great scenic railway journeys programs. Great continental railway journeys english forum switzerland.
Beginning in the rolling chiltern hills michael meets the remarkable craftsmen behind the victorian furniture trade, discovers how george bradshaw helped save britains canal heritage and sees shakespeare through the eyes of a 19th century railway tourist. The first series was originally broadcast on bbc two in 2012, and. Great railway journeys michael portillo thursday 5 november, 12pm michael portillo spent the summer of 2015 working on the seventh series of great british railway journeys, the. There were quite a few landmarks that ive passed in zurich which he visited the inside of to point out their function. Armed with his 19 bradshaw s guide, he will travel from station to station, visiting the towns and villages described by the guide, following the suggested. In this episode he covered switzerland and i found the programme quite good. In the series, michael portillo travels around continental europe, steered by his 19. Great american railroad journeys is a bbc travel documentary series presented by michael portillo and broadcast on bbc two. Guided by george bradshaws 19 handbook to continental rail travel, the programme follows michael portillo to a series of fascinating locations, all accessed by railway routes that have run since the edwardian era. Great continental railway journeys what time is it on tv. Steered by his 19 bradshaws continental railway guide, michael portillo travels one of the most stunning rail routes of the world, the historic transcaucasus railway, through the former russian empire from the black sea to the caspian sea, taking in presentday georgia and azerbaijan. For the series he travels on the railway networks of continental europe while comparing how travel and its destinations have changed between the descriptions in his 19 copy of bradshaws continental railway guide and present day.
Great continental railway journeys prague to munich part 2 10 10 michael portillo travels from bohemia to bavaria with his 19 guidebook in hand. Looking at history and trying 21st century things that changed since before the great war. Great rail journeys with michael portillo on bbc radio 4 you and yours december 6 2012. Michael portillo travels by rail throughout continental europe. May 15, 2020 bbcs great continental railway journeys from london to monte carlo s01 e01. Produced by cartographer george bradshaw, the pamphlet documents a number of european railway journeys and the various towns and hamlets along the way. Season 6 guide for great continental railway journeys tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. I stumbled upon this show, a presenter traveling the continent by an early 19th century travel guide, by train. Ch4 great canal journeys series 5 2of3 netherlands 720p hdtv x264 aac mvgroup org duration. Great british railway journeys is a bbc documentary series presented by michael portillo, a former conservative mp and cabinet minister who was instrumental in saving the settle to carlisle line from closure in 1989. He carries with him the bradshaws continental railway guide book from 19 and compares photos of then versus the reality of today. Steered by his 19 continental railway guide, michael portillo travels one of the most stunning rail routes of the world, through the former russian empire from the black sea to. His 19 bradshaws continental railway guidebook under his arm, michael portillo continues his journey through the borderland where europe meets asia and fulfils a persona. The first series was originally broadcast on bbc two in 2012, and the sixth series aired in 2018.
Great continental railway journeys 1 doonee by doonee. Bbc two great continental railway journeys episode guide. Great continental railway journeys tv series 2012 imdb. I decided to go for a walk on the northern end of the cairns esplanade beach this morning and what a wonderfull surprise it was to bump into michael portillo and his tv crew filming an episode of his renown show great british railway journeys, this time it will be a six part series on the great australian railway journeys he informed me, after this lovely man greeted me with a big smile. You can also view the great continental railway journeys series 4 and series 5 here, and associated tours. Great continental railway journeys series great rail. Steered by his 19 railway guide, michael portillo takes the train from the former political capital of italy, turin, to casanovas capital of romance, venice. This episode offers beautiful views along the rhine and also shows various cities in the area including colonge and koblenz. What is the background music of great continental railway. Using an 1879 copy of appletons guidebook to the railroads of the united states and canada, portillo travels across the united states primarily by train, though at times using other forms of transportation where necessary. Popular videos great british railway journeys youtube. Steered by his 19 bradshaws continental railway guide, michael journeys through a prewar age of emperors, kings, pomp and elegance across a continent whose industrialists had created wealth.
Great australian railway journeys is a bbc two documentary series produced by boundless and presented by michael portillo. The great thing about this railway and i suppose all railways 0. Michael portillo travels across the european continent with his handy bradshaw guide book. Popular videos great continental railway journeys youtube. Series 2 great continental railway journeys michael portillo travels on the great train routes of europe, as he retraces more of the journeys featured in george bradshaws 19 continental railway.
Tula to st petersburgmichael explores the easternmost extreme of europe as he travels through russia from the golden domes and icons of tula to moscow, and the splendour of st petersburg. Along the way, he recreates the famous italian job on an historic fiat test track and follows fashion in milan before investigating the. Michael portillo travels across india guided by his bradshaws 19 handbook of indian, foreign and colonial travel. We took care of more than 50,000 customers in 2019. With his bradshaws continental railway guide 19 in hand and wearing his trademark colourful jackets, michael portillo makes six memorable train journeys through the european continent and beyond. Great continental railway journeys series 2 dvd cd sgln the. Great continental railway journeys series 2 infocobuild. This sevendvd set features 35 episodes covering four different journeys. Series 1 dvd, 2018, 2 disc set r4 great continental railway journeys. Great continental railway journeys airs tonight at 9pm on bbc 2 and at 8pm tomorrow on bbc 2 scotland next week is zermatt to geneva sponsor post registered members do not see these adverts.
Great scenic railway journeys your guide to railway. Bbc two great continental railway journeys, series 1. Great continental railway journeys season 6 episode 2 batumi to baku. A continent whose industrialists, factories and mines had created wealth, whose scientists and engineers were discovering and constructing the marvellous and whose artists were challenging old ways, whilst intellectuals plotted.
Michael portillo picks up his 19 copy of bradshaws continental railway guide once more, this time exploring the countries of the. Great continental railway journeys, series 2 bbc two. Episode and series guides for great continental railway journeys. Great continental railway journeys season 6 episode 2. Great continental railway journeys is a british documentary written for television and presented by michael portillo. Great continental railway journeys rail discoveries.
Find out when great continental railway journeys is on tv, including series 1episode 2. Find out when great continental railway journeys is on tv, including series 2 episode 7. Michael portillo makes various railway journeys across the uk, using a 150yearold bradshaws guide a collection of railway timetables and a guidebook. Great british railway journeys soundtrack music, videos. A companion to the phenomenally successful great british railway journeys, this series sees michael portillo swapping his treasured copy of bradshaws handbook for its stateside counterpart an 1879 edition of appletons guidebook to the railroads of america and canada. A companion to the phenomenally successful great british railway journeys, this series sees michael portillo swapping his treasured copy of bradshaws handbook for its stateside counterpart an 1879 edition of appletons general guide to the united states and canada. Catch up on great continental railway journeys and watch. Michael portillo retraces the journeys featured in bradshaws continental railway guide. Great continental railway journeys season 5 great rail. A spinoff of the dovetail games studios train simulator series a train simulator based on the licence of a tv show broadcast by the bbc. Building on the success of great british railway journeys and the first series of great continental railway journeys, michael portillo embarks on a further 6 journeys across europe. So tune in and experience edwardian life on the railways as michael portillos acclaimed series, great continental railway journeys enters its 5 th series.
Great continental railway journeys catch up, series 2 reversions. Michael portillo retraces the journeys from george bradshaws 19 continental guide. Great railway journeys, originally titled great railway journeys of the world, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by bbc television. On the bbc site its basically geoblocked but this youtube user pro b uploaded the other parts as well. While playing in great british railway journeys, the player, as a train driver, discovers the most famous british railway routes. Michaels back, and this time he and his trusty railway guide are travelling through time to a europe just about to feel the first tremors of the fast approaching great war. We found subtitles for the program madrid to gibraltar. Great continental railway journeys tv series 2012 2018. Madrid to gibraltar great continental railway journeys. From the carpathian mountains to the swiss alps and beyond, navigate tracks that have been hauling history for generations.
If theres one show that inspires people to go beyond traveling in their mind, its great continental railway journeys, series 5 of which just so happens to be returning tuesdays at 7. Mud bath series 6 reversions, great continental railway journeys duration. Bbc great continental railway journeys great rail journeys. Clad in his trademark colourful jackets, michael portillo embarks on a series of railway adventures which take him through the european continent and beyond. 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. The programme was first broadcast in 2010 on bbc two and has returned.
So tune in and experience edwardian life on the railroads as michael portillos acclaimed series, great continental railroad journeys enters its 5 th series. Great continental railway journeys 2012 episode list. Great canadian railway journeys is a bbc travel documentary series presented by michael portillo and aired on bbc two. Bbc great indian railway journeys series 1 4of4 lucknow to. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from great british railway journeys soundtrack. With michael portillo, clive lamming, kenneth letts, andrew martin. Great continental railway journeys is a british television documentary series presented by michael portillo. Steered by his 19 bradshaws continental railway guide, michael. Returning for a another season, michael portillos great continental railroad journeys is back on bbc 2 from friday 16th october at 9pm. Find out when portillos empire journey is on tv, including series 1episode 2. 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. The show is called great continental railway journeys. Series 6 reversions, great continental railway journeys. Track great continental railway journeys season 6 episodes.
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