Great Railway Journeys (1980)
Synopsis
Great Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by BBC Television. The premise of each programme is that the presenter, typically a well-known 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. There were four series broadcast on BBC Two between 1980 and 1999, with the shorter series title being used for all but the first. In 2010 a similar series also aired on BBC Two, Great British Railway Journeys.
First Air Date: 1980-10-23
Last Air Date: 1999-04-06
Number of Seasons: 4
Number of Episodes: 28
Networks: BBC Two
Top Cast
- Michael Palin as Self - Presenter
- Michael Portillo as Self - Presenter
- Danny Glover as Self - Presenter
- Stephen Tompkinson as Self - Presenter
- Nick Hancock as Self - Presenter
- Buck Henry as Self - Presenter
- Alexei Sayle as Self - Presenter
- Victoria Wood as Self - Presenter
- Clive Anderson as Self - Presenter
- Eric Robson as Self - Presenter
Seasons
None (1980)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Introduction
Travel From New York to Los Angeles With Ludovic Kennedy.
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Ep. 2: Coast to Coast
Travel From Sydney to Perth With Michael Frayn.
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Ep. 3: The Long Straight
Michael Frayn traces the route of Australia's trans-continental railway, the Indian Pacific, with a detour along the way.
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Ep. 4: Deccan
Brian Thompson travels through the south of India from Bombay to Cochin.
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Ep. 5: Confessions of a Train Spotter
Michael Palin travels from London to Kyle of Lochalsh in the north of Scotland.
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Ep. 6: Zambezi Express
Michael Wood travels from Cape Town to the Victoria Falls.
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Ep. 7: Three Miles High
Miles Kington travels from Lima in Peru through the Andes and Lake Titicaca to Bolivia.
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Ep. 8: Changing Trains
Eric Robson travels from Paris to Budapest via Zurich and Vienna.
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