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				Great Continental Railway Journeys			


			

				
Great Continental Railway Journeys


				

					8.5											
							IMDb tt2498076
						
										2012										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
								

													

					

							

		


					

				

	

		
Episodes							5
					

				
			


	

				
			

									London to Monte Carlo
								1
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				London to Monte Carlo
				1h 0m				Leaving London behind, armed with his 1913 railway guide, Michael Portillo follows the most popular route of the…			

		
				
			

									Hungary to Austria
								2
								
			

			

				Hungary to Austria
				1h 0m				Steered by his 1913 railway guide, on this journey Michael Portillo explores the once-great empire of Austria-Hungary, domain…			

		
				
			

									Berlin to the Rhein
								3
								
			

			

				Berlin to the Rhein
				1h 0m				Michael begins this journey in Berlin, the capital of Germany, which at the beginning of the 20th century…			

		
				
			

									Switzerland
								4
								
			

			

				Switzerland
				1h 0m				Michael Portillo uses George Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide to explore Switzerland, whose remarkable railways helped make it a…			

		
				
			

									Amsterdam to Northern France
								5
								
			

			

				Amsterdam to Northern France
				1h 0m				Michael Portillo uses George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide to explore the dazzling cities of the pre-war Low…			

		
			



			

		
		

			

	
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