Great Indian Railway Journeys

6.0(4)|2018-03-20|1 seasons, 4 episodes

Documentary

Overview

Guided by a century-old Bradshaw’s Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo embarks on a railway adventure across India and takes in the extraordinary variety of the Indian landscape.

Episodes

Season 1(4)

S1E1 · 2018-03-20 · 60m

Amritsar to Shimla

Michael Portillo embarks on a classic rail journey from Amritsar to Shimla.

S1E2 · 2018-03-27 · 60m

Jodhpur to Delhi

Michael Portillo embarks on a stunning rail journey from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to the Indian capital, taking in desert landscapes and dazzling historic palaces.

S1E3 · 2018-04-03 · 60m

Mysuru to Chennai

Michael Portillo takes a railway journey through the modern south Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, from the former princely state of Mysore to the first stronghold of the East India Company in Chennai, formerly Madras.

S1E4 · 2018-04-10 · 60m

Lucknow to Kolkata

Michael goes on an epic rail journey from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata, West Bengal

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Michael Portillo

Self - Presenter