Great Indian Railway Journeys

Great Indian Railway Journeys is a British television documentary series presented by Michael Portillo,[1] in which he travels on the railway networks of India, referring to a 1913 copy of Bradshaw’s Handbook Of Indian, Foreign And Colonial Travel, as he visits various destinations throughout India.

Great Indian Railway Journeys
GenreTravel documentary
Presented byMichael Portillo
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerJohn Comerford
Producers
  • Alison Kreps
Running time60 minutes
Production companyBoundless
DistributorFremantle
Release
Original network
Picture format1080i
Original release20 March 2018 (2018-03-20) –
present
Chronology
Related shows
External links
Website

Episodes

Series 1 (2018)
No.TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code		UK viewers
(millions)
1"Amritsar to Shimla"20 March 2018 (2018-03-20)1.01N/A
The route starts at Amritsar, passing through Ludhiana, Ambala, Chandigarh, Kalka, finishing at Shimla.
2"Jodhpur to Delhi"27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)1.02N/A

Forming a bond with elephants

After a visit to Amer Fort, where concerns about cruelty have inspired new ways of connecting with elephants, Michael visits a sanctuary to learn about human-elephant interaction.

The route starts at Jodhpur, passing through Osiyan, Jaipur, Bandikui Junction, Agra, finishing at Delhi.
3"Mysuru to Chennai"3 April 2018 (2018-04-03)1.03N/A
The route starts at Mysuru, passing through Bengaluru, Bangarapet, finishing at Chennai.
4"Lucknow to Kolkata"10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)1.04N/A

References
  1. "Michael Portillo embarks on a new adventure in brand new BBC Two series". 20 June 2017.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.