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.
Episodes
1E1IntroductionTravel From New York to Los Angeles With Ludovic Kennedy.60m2E2Coast to CoastTravel From Sydney to Perth With Michael Frayn.60m3E3The Long StraightMichael Frayn traces the route of Australia's trans-continental railway, the Indian Pacific, with a detour along the way.60m4E4DeccanBrian Thompson travels through the south of India from Bombay to Cochin.60m5E5Confessions of a Train SpotterMichael Palin travels from London to Kyle of Lochalsh in the north of Scotland.60m6E6Zambezi ExpressMichael Wood travels from Cape Town to the Victoria Falls.60m7E7Three Miles HighMiles Kington travels from Lima in Peru through the Andes and Lake Titicaca to Bolivia.60m8E8Changing TrainsEric Robson travels from Paris to Budapest via Zurich and Vienna.60m
