Great Continental Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo travels across the European continent with his handy Bradshaw guide book. Looking at history and trying 21st century things that changed since before The Great War...
- 2012-2026
- 9 seasons
- Documentary
Michael Portillo travels across the European continent with his handy Bradshaw guide book. Looking at history and trying 21st century things that changed since before The Great War...
Season 8 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 2025
Episode 1
Pula to Pazin
29 mins
Episode 2
Buzet to Pag
29 mins
Episode 3
Knin to Split
29 mins
Michael Portillo retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide. We see some of Croatia's beautiful cities and we end in Sarajevo and some various points of interest and the explanation of how WW1 began.
Episode 4
Sarajevo
29 mins
Episode 5
Mostar to Dubrovnik
29 mins
Episode 6
Bergen to Flåm
29 mins
Episode 7
Myrdal to Heddal
29 mins
Episode 8
Larvik to Holstebro
29 mins
Episode 9
Aarhus to Odense
29 mins
Episode 10
Roskilde to Copenhagen
29 mins
Episode 11
Maienfeld to the Rhine Gorge
29 mins
Episode 12
Sedrun to Schwyz
29 mins
Episode 13
Zurich
29 mins
Episode 14
Rotkreuz to Brienz
29 mins
Episode 15
Zweisimmen to Lausanne
29 mins
Episode 16
Nantes to Lorient
29 mins
Episode 17
Brest to St Brieuc
29 mins
This covers St. Malo and Mont St. Michel among other beautiful places and interesting stories.
Episode 18
Rennes to Mont Saint-Michel
29 mins
Episode 19
Bayeux to Argentan
29 mins
Episode 20
Lisieux to Giverny
29 mins