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Great Continental Railway JourneysSeries 8Episodes

  1. Today18:30
    BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD

    Knin to Split

    3/20Michael’s railway adventure reaches Zadar, a centre for the production of cherry liqueur.(R)

  2. Tomorrow18:30
    BBC Two

    Sarajevo

    4/20Michael traces the fateful last journey of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie.(R)

  3. Friday18:30
    BBC Two

    Mostar to Dubrovnik

    5/20Michael Portillo enjoys a journey on the historic line from Sarajevo to Mostar.(R)

  4. Monday18:30
    BBC Two

    Bergen to Flåm

    6/20Michael Portillo embarks on a Scandinavian railway adventure from Bergen to Copenhagen.(R)

  5. Next Tuesday18:30
    BBC Two

    Myrdal to Heddal

    7/20Michael Portillo’s rail journey continues towards the Norwegian capital of Oslo.(R)

  6. Next Wednesday18:30
    BBC Two

    Larvik to Holstebro

    8/20Michael is in Larvik in southern Norway, famed for the blue rock larvikite.(R)

  7. Next Thursday18:30
    BBC Two

    Aarhus to Odense

    9/20Michael Portillo’s Scandinavian rail adventure reaches Denmark’s second city, Aarhus.(R)

  8. Fri 19 Jun 202618:30
    BBC Two

    Roskilde to Copenhagen

    10/20Michael Portillo concludes his epic rail journey, crossing an 18-kilometre bridge.(R)