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Great Continental Railway Journeys Series 8 Episodes

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  1. Lisieux to Giverny

    20/20 Michael discovers how Calvados has been distilled since 1865 at the Pierre Huet estate.

  2. Bayeux to Argentan

    19/20 In Bayeux, Michael Portillo admires the 70-metre-long Bayeux Tapestry.

  3. Rennes to Mont Saint-Michel

    18/20 Michael Portillo鈥檚 railway adventure reaches Rennes, capital of Brittany.

  4. Brest to St Brieuc

    17/20 Michael's journey reaches the naval port of Brest, home to France鈥檚 oceanographic fleet.

  5. Nantes to Lorient

    16/20 Michael Portillo鈥檚 rail travels take him to the north west corner of France.

  6. Zweisimmen to Lausanne

    15/20 Michael wends his way in style down mountainsides from Interlaken to the Swiss Riviera.

  7. Rotkreuz to Brienz

    14/20 Michael Portillo scales the Swiss Alps on one of the steepest cog railways in the world.

  8. Zurich

    13/20 In Zurich, Michael has a brush with the absurd in the anarchic paintings of the Dadaists.

  9. Sedrun to Schwyz

    12/20 Michael Portillo ventures into the bowels of an immense hydroelectric dam.

  10. Maienfeld to the Rhine Gorge

    11/20 Michael Portillo visits the tiny village home of Switzerland鈥檚 most famous child, Heidi.

  11. Roskilde to Copenhagen

    10/20 Michael Portillo concludes his epic rail journey, crossing an 18-kilometre bridge.

  12. Aarhus to Odense

    9/20 Michael Portillo鈥檚 Scandinavian rail adventure reaches Denmark鈥檚 second city, Aarhus.

  13. Larvik to Holstebro

    8/20 Michael is in Larvik in southern Norway, famed for the blue rock larvikite.

  14. Myrdal to Heddal

    7/20 Michael Portillo鈥檚 rail journey continues towards the Norwegian capital of Oslo.

  15. Bergen to Fl氓m

    6/20 Michael Portillo embarks on a Scandinavian railway adventure from Bergen to Copenhagen.

  16. Mostar to Dubrovnik

    5/20 Michael Portillo enjoys a journey on the historic line from Sarajevo to Mostar. (R)

  17. Sarajevo

    4/20 Michael traces the fateful last journey of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie. (R)

  18. Knin to Split

    3/20 Michael鈥檚 railway adventure reaches Zadar, a centre for the production of cherry liqueur. (R)

  19. Buzet to Pag

    2/20 Ably assisted by Lila, an expert labrador, Michael Portillo hunts for truffles.

  20. Pula to Pazin

    1/20 Michael mounts a valiant defence against latter-day gladiators in Pula's amphitheatre.