Great Railway Journeys
★ 7 · 1980 · 60m · Documentary
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
▶1. Introduction60m · Travel From New York to Los Angeles With Ludovic Kennedy.▶2. Coast to Coast60m · Travel From Sydney to Perth With Michael Frayn.▶3. The Long Straight60m · Michael Frayn traces the route of Australia's trans-continental railway, the Indian Pacific, with a detour along the way.▶4. Deccan60m · Brian Thompson travels through the south of India from Bombay to Cochin.▶5. Confessions of a Train Spotter60m · Michael Palin travels from London to Kyle of Lochalsh in the north of Scotland.▶6. Zambezi Express60m · Michael Wood travels from Cape Town to the Victoria Falls.▶7. Three Miles High60m · Miles Kington travels from Lima in Peru through the Andes and Lake Titicaca to Bolivia.▶8. Changing Trains60m · Eric Robson travels from Paris to Budapest via Zurich and Vienna.










