• 2020
Great Asian Railway Journeys

Summary Michael Portillo travels around South-east Asia, guided by his 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook on a 2,500-mile railway adventure across six countries. View more details

  • 2020

Great Asian Railway Journeys

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Michael Portillo

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8.2

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 26, 2020

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Summary Michael Portillo travels around South-east Asia, guided by his 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook on a 2,500-mile railway adventure across six countries. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 26, 2020

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jan 26, 2020
Kowloon to Wan Chai
Michael Portillo learns the traditional Cantonese art of noodle making.
Episode 2 • Jan 27, 2020
Hong Kong University to Lantau Island
Michael travels by train to Lantau, where the new International airport is, Here he visits an old gated village and meets the village leader whose family has lived there a thousand years. We see the huge Buddha statue that was completed in December 1993. Michael interviews an academic at the HKG university to talk about Chiang Kai Shek's legacy.
Episode 3 • Jan 28, 2020
Chiang Mai to Lampang
Steered by his 1913 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo takes off on a tour adventure through Thailand from the northern city of Chiang Mai to Kanchanaburi on the River Kwai.
Episode 4 • Jan 29, 2020
Ayutthaya to River Kwai
Episode 5 • Jan 30, 2020
Bangkok
Episode 6 • Feb 02, 2020
Bangkok to Hua Hin
Michael Portillo is in Southeast Asia on a spectacular 2,500 mile railway adventure across 6 countries, and this episode he shows the canal and river scenes and history in Bangkok then we see the attractive European train station in Bangkok where he boards a train for Hua Hin which was the first town where folk went on vacation as it is a pretty coastal town with a lovely beach.
Episode 7 • Feb 03, 2020
Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet
Episode 8 • Feb 04, 2020
Da Nang to Hoi An
Episode 9 • Feb 05, 2020
Hue to Ninh Binh
Episode 10 • Feb 06, 2020
Hanoi to Ha Long Bay
Episode 11 • Feb 09, 2020
Jakarta to Bogor
In the heaving city of Jakarta, Michael uncovers Indonesia's Dutch colonial past and its rich history as a port, but discovers that the future is uncertain.
Episode 12 • Feb 10, 2020
Jakarta to Borobudur/Kutoarjo
Michael heads to the volcanic heart of Java's Central Province. He visits Java's most dangerous volcano, Mount Merapi, and learns how over 300 people were killed when it erupted in 2010.
Episode 13 • Feb 11, 2020
Yogyakarta to Ambarawa
In Java's royal city, Yogyakarta, Michael visits the Sultan's palace and admires the ancient art of shadow puppetry known as wayang.
Episode 14 • Feb 12, 2020
Ambarawa to Surabaya
In the mountainous interior of Java, Michael discovers how coffee was first brought to the island for cultivation and learns about production today.
Episode 15 • Feb 13, 2020
Penang to Kuala Kangsar
Michael Portillo's rail tour of south east Asia reaches Malaysia, and on the island of Penang, Michael traces the origins of the former British colony in Georgetown.
Episode 16 • Feb 16, 2020
Kuala Kangsar to Cameron Highlands
Michael Portillo's journey resumes in Kuala Kangsar, where he taps into the source of the lucrative rubber industry that boomed at the time of his 1913 Bradshaw's Guide.
Episode 17 • Feb 17, 2020
Kuala Lumpur to Melaka
Michael Portillo discovers Kuala Lumpur's 19th-century origins as a tin mine and tries his hand crafting jewellery at the Royal Selangor pewter factory.
Episode 18 • Feb 18, 2020
Melaka to Johor Bahru
In Melaka, Malaysia, Michael Portillo tastes the spicy cuisine of the Kristang community, descendants of early 16th-century Portuguese settlers who mixed with local Malays.
Episode 19 • Feb 19, 2020
Raffles Place to Botanic Gardens
Michael Portillo discovers Singapore's maritime origins and the vision of the 19th-century Englishman who put it on the map. At the iconic Raffles Hotel, Michael treats himself to a Singapore sling.
Episode 20 • Feb 20, 2020
Chinatown to Gardens by the Bay
In Tai Seng, Michael goes underground to marvel at the world's largest subterranean rail depot, where self-driving MRT trains are maintained.
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