Great Continental Railway Journeys - Series 8
Bradshaw's 1913 Guide in hand, Michael Portillo embarks on another rail journey.
Great Continental Railway Journeys: Season 8 - 5 Episode s
8x1 - Pula to Pazin
March 10, 2025
Michael Portillo mounts a valiant defence against fierce latter-day Roman gladiators in Pula's amphitheatre as he begins a journey across the Balkan countries of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
8x2 - Buzet to Pag
March 11, 2025
Ably assisted by Lila, an expert labrador, Michael Portillo hunts for truffles in the Istrian countryside near the hilltop town of Buzet.
8x3 - Knin to Split
March 12, 2025
Michael Portillo’s railway adventure reaches the Dalmatian coastal city of Zadar, once an important Venetian trading hub and still a centre for the production of Maraschino cherry liqueur.
8x4 - Sarajevo
March 13, 2025
In Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia, Michael Portillo traces the fateful last journey in 1914 of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie.
8x5 - Mostar to Dubrovnik
March 14, 2025
Michael Portillo enjoys a journey on the historic line from Sarajevo to Mostar, descending 600 metres through the Dinaric Alps, reflecting on the divisions which tour apart the old Yugoslavia.