Great Indian Railway Journeys

Great Indian Railway Journeys
Genre	Travel documentary
Presented by	Michael Portillo
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producer	John Comerford
Producer	Alison Kreps
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Boundless
Original release
Network	BBC Two BBC Two HD
Release	20 March (2018-03-20) – 10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)
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Great Indian Railway Journeys is a British television documentary series presented by Michael Portillo, in which he travels on the railway networks of India, referring to a 1913 copy of Bradshaw’s Handbook Of Indian, Foreign And Colonial Travel, as he visits various destinations throughout India.

Episodes

Series 1 (2018)

No.	Title	Original air date	Prod. code	UK viewers (millions)
1	"Amritsar to Shimla"	20 March 2018 (2018-03-20)	1.01	N/A
The route starts at Amritsar, passing through Ludhiana, Ambala, Chandigarh, Kalka, finishing at Shimla.
2	"Jodhpur to Delhi"	27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)	1.02	N/A
Forming a bond with elephants After a visit to Amer Fort, where concerns about cruelty have inspired new ways of connecting with elephants, Michael visits a sanctuary to learn about human-elephant interaction. The route starts at Jodhpur, passing through Osiyan, Jaipur, Bandikui Junction, Agra, finishing at Delhi.
3	"Mysuru to Chennai"	3 April 2018 (2018-04-03)	1.03	N/A
The route starts at Mysuru, passing through Bengaluru, Bangarapet, finishing at Chennai.
4	"Lucknow to Kolkata"	10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)	1.04	N/A

External links

• Great Indian Railway Journeys at BBC Online