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Great Asian Railway Journeys

Season 1 Episode 2: 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...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Kowloon to Wan Chai

1. Kowloon to Wan Chai

Aired: Jan 27, 2020

Michael Portillo learns the traditional Cantonese art of noodle making.

Episode 3 Chiang Mai to Lampang

3. Chiang Mai to Lampang

Aired: Feb 29, 2020

Steered by his 1913 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo takes off on a tour ad...

Episode 5 Bangkok

5. Bangkok

Aired: Jan 31, 2020

Michael Portillo is in the Thai capital, Bangkok, midway through his rail tou...

Episode 6 Bangkok to Hua Hin

6. Bangkok to Hua Hin

Aired: Feb 3, 2020

Michael Portillo is in Southeast Asia on a spectacular 2,500 mile railway adv...

Episode 8 Da Nang to Hoi An

8. Da Nang to Hoi An

Aired: Feb 5, 2020

Michael Portillo continues his thousand-mile journey through Vietnam aboard t...

Episode 9 Hue to Ninh Binh

9. Hue to Ninh Binh

Aired: Feb 6, 2020

Michael Portillo continues his thousand-mile journey aboard the Unification R...

Episode 10 Hanoi to Ha Long Bay

10. Hanoi to Ha Long Bay

Aired: Feb 7, 2020

Steered by his 1913 Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael continues his thousand-mile jou...

Episode 11 Jakarta to Bogor

11. Jakarta to Bogor

Aired: Feb 10, 2020

In the heaving city of Jakarta, Michael uncovers Indonesia's Dutch colonial p...

Episode 14 Ambarawa to Surabaya

14. Ambarawa to Surabaya

Aired: Feb 13, 2020

In the mountainous interior of Java, Michael discovers how coffee was first b...

Info about Great Asian Railway Journeys

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Countries: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam

Genres:Documentary