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Great Indian Railway Journeys

  • 1 Series
  • 4 Episodes
  • Category: Travel
  • High Definition available
  • Subtitles available

Guided by his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo travels across India.

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All episodes for series 1 of Great Indian Railway Journeys

  • S1 E1 · Amritsar to Shimla

    Michael Portillo embarks on a trip from Amritsar to Shimla.

  • S1 E2 · Jodhpur to Delhi

    Michael Portillo travels from Jodhpur to Delhi.

  • S1 E3 · Mysuru to Chennai

    Michael Portillo travels from Mysuru to Chennai.

  • S1 E4 · Lucknow to Kolkata

    Michael Portillo travels from Lucknow to Kolkata.

  • Man and Beast with Martin Clunes

    Description: Martin Clunes travels around the world to observe humans and animals working side by side.; Category: Travel; 2 episodes available.

  • Great American Railroad Journeys

    Description: Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic to ride the railroads of America.; Category: Travel; 15 episodes available.

  • Our Guy In...

    Description: Guy Martin explores the society and history of two big neighbours - Ukraine and Russia.; Category: Travel; 3 episodes available.

  • Great British Railway Journeys

    Description: Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the country by train.; Category: Travel; 10 episodes available.

  • Extreme Fishing Challenge with Robson Green

    Description: Documentary series where Robson Green challenges expert fishermen from around the world.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 20 episodes available.

  • Extreme Fishing with Robson Green

    Description: Robson Green visits some of the hottest fishing spots in the world to net monster fish.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 29 episodes available.

  • Canal Boat Diaries

    Description: Robbie Cumming offers a look at life on his narrowboat while travelling through England.; Category: Travel; 34 episodes available.

  • David Jason's Secret Service

    Description: David Jason offers insights into modern British spy history.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.

  • Martin Clunes: Islands of Australia

    Description: Actor Martin Clunes visits 16 of the 8,000 islands in Australia.; Category: Travel; 3 episodes available.

  • Caribbean with Simon Reeve

    Description: Simon Reeve travels around the edge of the Caribbean Sea in this stunning series.; Category: Travel; 3 episodes available.

  • The Architecture the Railways Built

    Description: Tim Dunn explores the stunning architecture that lines the railway network.; Category: Engineering; 40 episodes available.

  • David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

    Description: The actor discovers the machines that made America and changed the world.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 5 episodes available.