Great Railway Journeys

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.

Created By

Status

Ended

Original Name

Great Railway Journeys

First Air Date

October 23, 1980

Last Air Date

December 21, 2009

Seasons

4

Episodes

28

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

BBC Two

S04E07

Singapore to Bangkok

Stephen Tompkinson relives the days of colonial train travel as a pampered passenger on the Eastern and Oriental Express.

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