4/4. On a rail journey from Lucknow to Kolkata, Michael Portillo charts a course through India's history from The East India Company to the dawn of independence. Also in HD. [S]
6/6. Michael Portillo resumes his rail journey from Lucknow to Kolkata. He visits the Buddhist monks of Bodh Gaya, and is given a lesson in meditation. [S]
4/6. From his Agra hotel, Michael Portillo enjoys a ringside view of the glorious Taj Mahal before heading out for a closer look and to hear the love story behind its construction. [S]
2/6. At Kalka, Michael is rewarded with his first glimpse of the Himalayas and boards the mountain railway for the spectacular 7,000 feet climb over 60 miles to Shimla. [S]
1/6. Michael Portillo's rail adventure begins in the Punjab and takes him from the Sikh holy city of Amritsar to the former imperial summer capital, high in the hills at Shimla. [S]
1/4. Amritsar to Shimla: Guided by his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo embarks on a classic rail journey from Amritsar to Shimla. Also in HD. [AD,S]
3/4. Mysuru to Chennai: Michael Portillo journeys from Mysore to the first stronghold of the East India Company in Chennai. Michael pitches in at a game of street cricket. Also in HD. [AD,S]
1/4. Amritsar to Shimla: Guided by his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo embarks on a classic rail journey from Amritsar to Shimla. Also in HD. [AD,S]
1/4. Amritsar to Shimla: Guided by his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo embarks on a classic rail journey from Amritsar to Shimla. Also in HD. [AD,S]