Michael Portillo travels across the European continent with his handy Bradshaw guide book. Watching goods shunting apparently inspired Herbert Howells to write his carol A Spotless Rose (I have been unable to detect a connection between the two). Great Continental Railway Journeys (Hörbuch-Download): Amazon.de: Michael Portillo, Nicky Henson, Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd: Audible Audiobooks All episodes of Great Continental Railway Journeys. On iPlayer Upcoming episodes of Great Continental Railway Journeys. Great Continental Railway Journeys Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide. Great Continental Railway Journeysis now a firmly established series on BBC2, following in the illustrious tracks of its predecessor - Great British Railway Journeys. Two British composer-conductors, Eugene Goossens and Constant Lambert, were knowledgeable about railways. There are no upcoming broadcasts of this programme Jazz albums are great to listen to as everything passes by. Both series are fronted by ex-politician Michael Portillo and in this European odyssey he travels around continental Europe, using George Bradshaw's1913 Continental Railway Guide. RAILWAYS IN MUSIC part 2 by Philip Scowcroft. Great Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by BBC Television. Michael Portillo retraces the journeys from George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Guide. Great Continental Railway Journeysis now a firmly established series on BBC2, following in the illustrious tracks of its predecessor - Great British Railway Journeys. In the Romanian capital, Bucharest, Romania's leading violinist, … All episodes of Great Continental Railway Journeys. Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe and beyond, as he retraces more of the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide. Using an 1879 copy of Appleton's Guidebook to the railroads of the United States and Canada, Portillo travels across the United States and Canada primarily by train, though at times using other forms of transportation where necessary.

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Both series are fronted by ex-politician Michael Portillo and in this European odyssey he travels around continental Europe, using George Bradshaw's1913 Continental Railway Guide.

The premise of each programme is that the presenter, typically a well-known figure from the arts or media, would make a journey by train, usually through a country or to a destination to which they had a personal connection. Great Continental Railway Journeys ... Romania's greatest composer - George Enescu. part 1 . With Michael Portillo, Clive Lamming, Kenneth Letts, Andrew Martin.

Michael Portillo retraces the journeys from George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Guide. On iPlayer Great Continental Railway Journeys Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide. A little over a year ago, confronted by a new series of Great Continental Railway Journeys, I wrote a piece confessing that I couldn’t stand its presenter.