Great Indian Railway Journeys

  

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Great Indian Railway Journeys4/4. 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]Mon, Aug 8, 6:00 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Great Indian Railway Journeys6/6. 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]Tue, Mar 5, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great Indian Railway Journeys5/6. Michael Portillo embarks on an epic railway journey from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata in West Bengal. [S]Mon, Mar 4, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great Indian Railway Journeys4/6. 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]Thu, Feb 28, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great Indian Railway Journeys3/6. Michael Portillo travels by camel along what was the Silk Route to the village of Osiyan, where desert tribes still follow traditional lives. [S]Wed, Feb 27, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great Indian Railway Journeys2/6. 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]Tue, Feb 26, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great Indian Railway Journeys1/6. 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]Mon, Feb 25, 6:30 pmBBC TWO30 mins
Great Indian Railway Journeys1/4. 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]Thu, Dec 27, 10:30 amBBC TWO60 mins
Great Indian Railway Journeys4/4. Lucknow to Kolkata: Michael goes on an epic rail journey from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata, West Bengal. Also in HD. [AD,S]Fri, Jun 22, 7:00 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Great Indian Railway Journeys3/4. 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]Thu, Jun 21, 7:00 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Great Indian Railway Journeys2/4. Jodhpur to Delhi: Michael sets off from the Thar Desert, taking in desert landscapes and historic palaces. Also in HD. [AD,S]Wed, Jun 20, 7:00 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Great Indian Railway Journeys1/4. 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]Tue, Jun 19, 7:00 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Great Indian Railway Journeys1/4. 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]Tue, Mar 20, 8:00 pmBBC TWO60 mins