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Great Indian Railway Journeys

1h

Documentary

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.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Amritsar to Shimla

1. Amritsar to Shimla

1h

20th Mar 2018

Michael Portillo embarks on a classic rail journey from Amritsar to Shimla.

Jodhpur to Delhi

2. Jodhpur to Delhi

1h

27th Mar 2018

Michael 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.

Mysuru to Chennai

3. Mysuru to Chennai

1h

3rd Apr 2018

Michael 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.

Lucknow to Kolkata

4. Lucknow to Kolkata

1h

10th Apr 2018

Michael goes on an epic rail journey from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata, West Bengal

First air date

20th Mar 2018

Last air date

10th Apr 2018

Status

Returning Series

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

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