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  • 1999-01-05T00:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 1h
  • 5h 49m (7 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
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.

7 episodes

Season Premiere

1999-01-05T00:00:00Z

4x01 India: East to West

Season Premiere

4x01 India: East to West

  • 1999-01-05T00:00:00Z49m

Ian Hislop travels from Kolkata, the former capital of the British Raj and present seat of the Marxist government of West Bengal, to Rajasthan.

1999-01-12T00:00:00Z

4x02 Granada to Salamanca

4x02 Granada to Salamanca

  • 1999-01-12T00:00:00Z49m

Michael Portillo explores his roots in a trek across the railway networks of Spain.

1999-01-19T00:00:00Z

4x03 Tokyo to Kagoshima

4x03 Tokyo to Kagoshima

  • 1999-01-19T00:00:00Z49m

Fergal Keane travels through Japan and receives earthquake training and etiquette lessons.

1999-01-26T00:00:00Z

4x04 Los Mochis to Veracruz

4x04 Los Mochis to Veracruz

  • 1999-01-26T00:00:00Z49m

Rick Stein crosses Mexico from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

4x05 Guantanamo to Pinar Del Rio

  • 1999-02-02T00:00:00Z49m

Nick Hancock crosses Cuba, battling hurricanes as well as the crumbling infrastructure.

1999-02-09T00:00:00Z

4x06 St Louis to Dogon Country

4x06 St Louis to Dogon Country

  • 1999-02-09T00:00:00Z49m

Hollywood star Danny Glover rides the oldest line in Africa, the Bamako Express.

1999-04-05T23:00:00Z

4x07 Singapore to Bangkok

4x07 Singapore to Bangkok

  • 1999-04-05T23:00:00Z55m

Stephen Tompkinson relives the days of colonial train travel as a pampered passenger on the Eastern and Oriental Express.

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