Great Indian Railway Journeys (2018)
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.
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Episode 1 - Amritsar to Shimla
Release Date: 2018-03-20Michael Portillo embarks on a classic rail journey from Amritsar to Shimla.
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Episode 2 - Jodhpur to Delhi
Release Date: 2018-03-27Michael 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.
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Episode 3 - Mysuru to Chennai
Release Date: 2018-04-03Michael 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.
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Episode 4 - Lucknow to Kolkata
Release Date: 2018-04-10Michael goes on an epic rail journey from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata, West Bengal