Great Continental Railway Journeys

Michael Portillo once again ventures onto the European rail network to retrace journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 publication Continental Guide. He begins in Spain, where he visits the scene of an assassination attempt at a royal wedding in Madrid, before dancing with an unusual partner in Cordoba. He investigates the story behind Bizet's Carmen at a tobacco factory in Seville, learns about Winston Churchill's tense diplomatic mission to Algeciras and finishes with tales of British espionage in Gibraltar

Today · Monday, 12 October 6 airings

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S2 E3 · Dresden to Kiel

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Yesterday

S2 E3 · Dresden to Kiel

06:10

Yesterday

S2 E4 · Copenhagen to Oslo

06:10

S2 E4 · Copenhagen to Oslo

07:10

S2 E5 · Prague to Munich

07:10

Yesterday

S2 E5 · Prague to Munich

Tomorrow · Tuesday, 13 October 6 airings

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Yesterday

S2 E5 · Prague to Munich

02:00

S2 E5 · Prague to Munich

06:10

S2 E6 · Bordeaux to Bilbao

06:10

Yesterday

S2 E6 · Bordeaux to Bilbao

07:10

Yesterday

S3 E1 · Tula to St Petersburg

07:10

S3 E1 · Tula to St Petersburg

Wednesday, 14 October 6 airings

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Yesterday

S3 E1 · Tula to St Petersburg

02:00

S3 E1 · Tula to St Petersburg

06:10

S3 E2 · Rome to Taormina

06:10

Yesterday

S3 E2 · Rome to Taormina

07:10

Yesterday

S3 E3 · Warsaw to Krakow

07:10

S3 E3 · Warsaw to Krakow

Thursday, 15 October 6 airings

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Yesterday

S3 E3 · Warsaw to Krakow

02:00

S3 E3 · Warsaw to Krakow

06:10

Yesterday

S3 E4 · La Coruna to Lisbon

06:10

S3 E4 · La Coruna to Lisbon

07:10

Yesterday

S3 E5 · Haifa to the Negev

07:10

S3 E5 · Haifa to the Negev

Friday, 16 October 6 airings

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Yesterday

S3 E5 · Haifa to the Negev

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S3 E5 · Haifa to the Negev

06:10

Yesterday

S3 E6 · Lyon to Marseille

06:10

S3 E6 · Lyon to Marseille

07:10

Yesterday

S4 E1 · Sofia to Istanbul

07:10

S4 E1 · Sofia to Istanbul

Saturday, 17 October 6 airings

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S4 E1 · Sofia to Istanbul

02:00

Yesterday

S4 E1 · Sofia to Istanbul

06:10

S4 E2 · Vienna to Trieste

06:10

Yesterday

S4 E2 · Vienna to Trieste

07:10

S4 E3 · Pisa to Lake Garda

07:10

Yesterday

S4 E3 · Pisa to Lake Garda

Sunday, 18 October 8 airings

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S4 E3 · Pisa to Lake Garda

02:00

Yesterday

S4 E3 · Pisa to Lake Garda

06:10

S4 E4 · Athens to Thessaloniki

06:10

Yesterday

S4 E4 · Athens to Thessaloniki

07:10

Yesterday

S4 E5 · The Black Forest to Hannover

07:10

S4 E5 · The Black Forest to Hannover

09:00

S1 E4 · Switzerland

09:00

Yesterday

S1 E4 · Switzerland