Great Continental Railway Journeys TV Listings
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When is Great Continental Railway Journeys next on TV?
Great Continental Railway Journeys is next on TV on Thursday 11 June at 6:30 pm on BBC Two England. The episode is Sarajevo, Season 8, Episode 4.
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Great Continental Railway Journeys TV listings this week
Great Continental Railway Journeys is scheduled to air at these times (may include spoilers):
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Buzet to Pag — Great Continental Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo hunts for truffles in the Istrian countryside near the hilltop town of Buzet, assisted by Lila, an expert labrador. In Rijeka, he discovers the history of a military coup led by an Italian poet in the aftermath of the First World War. Michael finishes on the moonscape Island of Pag, where he helps to make the salty cheese for which the island is famed
More details for Great Continental Railway Journeys, Tue 9, 6:30 pm -
Knin to Split — Great Continental Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo's railway adventure reaches the Dalmatian coastal city of Zadar, once an important Venetian trading hub and still a centre for the production of Maraschino cherry liqueur, a Venetian delicacy. He visits a renowned tailor to try on a traditional Dalmatian suit in the medieval backstreets of Trogir. At the Cathedral of St Domnius, Michael learns about the importance of Catholicism to the Croatian people
More details for Great Continental Railway Journeys, Wed 10, 6:30 pm -
Sarajevo — Great Continental Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo reaches Sarajevo, where he traces the fateful last journey in 1914 of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, which ended in their assassination and led to the outbreak of the First World War. In the old quarter of Bosnia's capital he also admires the rich cultural heritage of the Ottoman Empire
More details for Great Continental Railway Journeys, Thu 11, 6:30 pm -
Mostar to Dubrovnik — Great Continental Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo enjoys a trip on the historic line from Sarajevo to Mostar, descending 600 metres through the Dinaric Alps, reflecting on the divisions which tore apart the old Yugoslavia. The walled city of Dubrovnik is Michael's final destination, where he enjoys its traditional music and dancing
More details for Great Continental Railway Journeys, Fri 12, 6:30 pm -
Bergen to Flam — Great Continental Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo embarks on a Scandinavian railway adventure from the Norwegian port of Bergen to the Danish capital, Copenhagen, a route that includes two of the most famous railways in the world - the Bergen Line and the Flam Railway. In Bergen, Michael investigates how Norway, which has gained great wealth from oil and gas, is today investing in sustainable energy. He also visits a villa built by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. Aboard the Flamsbana, one of the steepest standard gauge railways in the world, Michael snakes his way down the mountains to the coast to explore the longest and deepest fjord in Norway
More details for Great Continental Railway Journeys, Mon 15, 6:30 pm -
Myrdal to Heddal — Great Continental Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo travels from Myrdal to Heddal. He admires Oslo's fine modernist architecture and 19th-century parliament building and, in Telemark, Michael visits Vemork power station, the scene of one of the greatest ever stories of wartime heroism. He also enjoys a heritage rail ride in Rjukan and discovers a medieval stave church in Heddal
More details for Great Continental Railway Journeys, Tue 16, 6:30 pm -
Larvik to Holstebro — Great Continental Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo's saga through Norway and Denmark resumes in Larvik on Norway's southern coast, where he investigates the city's prized natural resource, a distinctive blue rock named larvikite. At the tip of the Jutland Peninsula, Michael visits the 19th-century artists' colony of Skagen to admire their light-filled landscapes
More details for Great Continental Railway Journeys, Wed 17, 6:30 pm
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