Great Continental Railway Journeys

Great Continental Railway Journeys

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Documentary

Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.

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Michael Portillo
Michael Portillo
Self - Presenter

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First air dateNov 08 2012

Total Episodes57

Total Seasons8

Official siteVisit here

LanguageEnglish

Production companiesBBC

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