Great Indian Railway Journeys Season 1

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Season 1

Air date: 2018-03-20

Episodes: 4

Episodes

E1: Amritsar to Shimla

Michael Portillo embarks on a classic rail journey from Amritsar to Shimla.

Air date: 2018-03-20

E2: Jodhpur to Delhi

Michael Portillo embarks on a stunning rail journey from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to the Indian capital, taking in desert landscapes and dazzling historic palaces.

Air date: 2018-03-27

E3: Mysuru to Chennai

Michael Portillo takes a railway journey through the modern south Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, from the former princely state of Mysore to the first stronghold of the East India Company in Chennai, formerly Madras.

Air date: 2018-04-03

E4: Lucknow to Kolkata

Michael goes on an epic rail journey from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata, West Bengal

Air date: 2018-04-10