• 2019
Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson

Summary Sir Tony Robinson discovers the joys of train travel. The actor takes a whirlwind rail journey around the globe. View more details

  • 2019

Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Tony Robinson Dave Babych LaToya Cantrell Concetta Bencivenga

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7.8

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Feb 24, 2019

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Summary Sir Tony Robinson discovers the joys of train travel. The actor takes a whirlwind rail journey around the globe. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Feb 24, 2019

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Feb 24, 2019
Europe
The actor embarks on a global journey, beginning in Paris, where he meets up with a friend who explains the finer points of French social etiquette. In Germany, Tony compares a gentle spin in a replica of the first automobile with an exhilarating blast in the latest Formula 1 car. Then it's over to Hungary, where capital Budapest is now very different from how it was under communist rule. Lastly, Tony heads towards Turkey, which straddles Asia, where he explores Istanbul's spice markets and visits the main train station where renovations have uncovered ruins dating back to 400BC.
Episode 2 • Mar 03, 2019
India & Burma
Tony Robinson travels across India and Burma, beginning in Delhi, where he visits one of the city's oldest markets, before taking a ride on the Himalayan Mountain Railway and being taught the proper way to imbibe at the Glenburn Tea Estate. He then crosses the Bay of Bengal into Burma, trying his hand at pottery and learning about toddy palm wine, finishing at the ancient city of Bagan.
Episode 3 • Mar 10, 2019
Thailand & Malaysia
Tony continues with his rail journeys this time heading to Thailand, where he emerges from the Chiang Mai train station to find himself amid a Buddhist ceremony in which the town's citizens offer gifts to monks from the local temple, with Tony joining the monks to grasp what their daily life entails. Crossing the border into Malaysia, he instantly sees echoes of British rule everywhere, before ending in Kuala Lumpur, where he discovers a city of wild contrasts.
Episode 4 • Mar 17, 2019
Australia
Tony heads for a journey across Australia, beginning his trip by boarding a sea plane to fly over Sydney before taking a sleeper train to a farm deep in the Outback where herding is done by helicopter. From there, Tony then heads to the north of Queensland to learn about the uncertain future facing the world-famous Great Barrier Reef.
Episode 5 • Mar 24, 2019
Japan
This time Tony Robinson heads to Japan, taking the bullet train to Kyoto and meeting young people there who are rebelling against the traditional corporate lifestyle expectations of Japanese society. Tony then travels through the world's longest - and deepest - undersea rail tunnel, emerging in the thick snow of Hakodate.
Episode 6 • Mar 31, 2019
USA
The final stage of his journey takes Tony to America, where he rides the rails across the country, beginning in San Francisco before jumping aboard the famous California Zephyr bound for Denver, Colorado. Heading to Louisiana, Tony finds out from the mayor of New Orleans how the city has been rebuilding since Hurricane Katrina, and then concludes his trip in New York City.
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