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Great Continental Railway Journeys
06:10 am - 07:10 am Wednesday, October 21
Palermo to Mt Etna
Season 7 · Episode 4
On a railway journey from the capital Palermo, through the ancient town of Agrigento and the port of Siracusa, to Europe's largest volcano, Mount Etna, Michael Portillo explores Sicilian life under the dictatorship. He also finds out how the dictator took on the Mafia and asks whether it is true that under Mussolini, the trains ran on time
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- Michael Portillo — Presenter
- Alison Kreps — Series editor
- John Comerford — Executive producer
- Dave Minchin — Director
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