- ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Great Continental Railway Journeys
Documentary
Great Continental Railway Journeys
All aboard! Michael Portillo explores Europe's most beautiful, historic and enchanting regions by rail, uncovering how nature and history have shaped the continent.
Series 8: 1. Pula to Pazin (29 mins)
- Series 8: 20. Lisieux to GivernyMichael discovers how Calvados has been distilled since 1865 at the Pierre Huet estate.29 mins
- Series 8: 19. Bayeux to ArgentanMichael Portillo admires the 70-metre-long Bayeux Tapestry.29 mins
- Series 8: 18. Rennes to Mont Saint-MichelMichael Portillo’s railway adventure reaches Rennes, capital of Brittany.29 mins
- Series 8: 17. Brest to St BrieucMichael's journey reaches the naval port of Brest, home to France’s oceanographic fleet.29 mins
- Series 8: 16. Nantes to LorientMichael Portillo’s rail travels take him to the north west corner of France.29 mins
- Series 8: 15. Zweisimmen to LausanneMichael wends his way in style down mountainsides from Interlaken to the Swiss Riviera.29 mins
- Series 8: 14. Rotkreuz to BrienzMichael Portillo scales the Swiss Alps on one of the steepest cog railways in the world.29 mins
- Series 8: 13. ZurichIn Zurich, Michael has a brush with the absurd in the anarchic paintings of the Dadaists.29 mins
- Series 8: 12. Sedrun to SchwyzMichael Portillo ventures into the bowels of an immense hydroelectric dam.29 mins
- Series 8: 11. Maienfeld to the Rhine GorgeMichael Portillo visits the tiny village home of Switzerland’s most famous child, Heidi.29 mins
- Series 8: 10. Roskilde to CopenhagenMichael Portillo concludes his epic rail journey, crossing an 18-kilometre bridge.29 mins
- Series 8: 9. Aarhus to OdenseMichael Portillo’s Scandinavian rail adventure reaches Denmark’s second city, Aarhus.29 mins
- Series 8: 8. Larvik to HolstebroMichael is in Larvik in southern Norway, famed for the blue rock larvikite.29 mins
- Series 8: 7. Myrdal to HeddalMichael Portillo’s rail journey continues towards the Norwegian capital of Oslo.29 mins
- Series 8: 6. Bergen to FlåmMichael Portillo embarks on a Scandinavian railway adventure from Bergen to Copenhagen.29 mins
- Series 8: 5. Mostar to DubrovnikMichael Portillo enjoys a journey on the historic line from Sarajevo to Mostar.29 mins
- Series 8: 4. SarajevoMichael traces the fateful last journey of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie.29 mins
- Series 8: 3. Knin to SplitMichael’s railway adventure reaches Zadar, a centre for the production of cherry liqueur.29 mins
- Series 8: 2. Buzet to PagAbly assisted by Lila, an expert labrador, Michael Portillo hunts for truffles.29 mins
- Series 8: 1. Pula to PazinMichael mounts a valiant defence against latter-day gladiators in Pula's amphitheatre.29 mins
