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Great Continental Railway Journeys
02:00 am - 03:00 am Friday, October 16
Haifa to the Negev
Season 3 · Episode 5
Michael Portillo uses his 1913 copy of Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide to venture beyond Europe as he travels through the Holy Land. He begins in Israel, learning about the Baha'i faith and how it spread to Britain in the Edwardian era, hearing the story of the origins of Tel Aviv, and visiting the Christian, Jewish and Muslim quarters of the capital Jerusalem. Michael then crosses the separation barrier between Jerusalem and the West Bank in the company of his Palestinian guide and meets the embroiderers of the Arab Women's Union in Bethlehem, before finishing his journey in the Negev desert
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- Michael Portillo — Presenter
- Alison Kreps — Series producer
- John Comerford — Executive producer
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