Great Railway Journeys(1980)
Overview
Great Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by BBC Television. 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. There were four series broadcast on BBC Two between 1980 and 1999, with the shorter series title being used for all but the first. In 2010 a similar series also aired on BBC Two, Great British Railway Journeys.
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No imageSeason 1
8 episodes • 1980
Season 1
8 episodes • 1980
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Oct 23, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Coast to Coast | Oct 30, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Long Straight | Nov 13, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Deccan | Nov 13, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Confessions of a Train Spotter | Dec 4, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Zambezi Express | Dec 4, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Three Miles High | Dec 11, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Changing Trains | Dec 18, 1980 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 2
6 episodes • 1994
Season 2
6 episodes • 1994
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | From Hong Kong to Ulaanbaatar | Jan 13, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Cape Town to the Lost City | Jan 20, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 3 | St Petersburg to Tashkent | Jan 27, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Derry to Kerry | Feb 3, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Santos to Santa Cruz | Feb 10, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Karachi to the Khyber | Feb 17, 1994 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 3
7 episodes • 1996
Season 3
7 episodes • 1996
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crewe to Crewe with Victoria Wood | Sep 4, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Aleppo to Aqaba | Sep 11, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Great Zimbabwe to Kilimatinde | TBA | 0.0 |
| 4 | The High Andes to Patagonia | TBA | 0.0 |
| 5 | Mombasa to the Mountains of the Moon | TBA | 0.0 |
| 6 | London to Arcadia | Oct 9, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Halifax to Porteau Cove | Oct 16, 1996 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 4
7 episodes • 1999
Season 4
7 episodes • 1999
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India: East to West | Jan 5, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Granada to Salamanca | Jan 12, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Tokyo to Kagoshima | Jan 19, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Los Mochis to Veracruz | Jan 26, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Guantanamo to Pinar Del Rio | Feb 2, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 6 | St Louis to Dogon Country | Feb 9, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Singapore to Bangkok | Apr 6, 1999 | 0.0 |
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