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Great Continental Railway Journeys Episodes

    Mandas to LaconiSeries 9

    2/15 Michael's railway tour heads inland to Sardinia's dramatic mountain landscapes.

    Vivario to CorteSeries 9

    5/15 Michael boards a dramatic railway that winds through Corsica’s breathtaking landscapes.

    Nuoro to MacomerSeries 9

    3/15 Michael Portillo arrives in Mamoiada to investigate the town’s extraordinary traditions.

    Ajaccio to VizzavonaSeries 9

    4/15 Michael Portillo arrives into Corsica, the most mountainous island in the Mediterranean.

    Cagliari to Porto FlaviaSeries 9

    1/15 Michael Portillo begins a railway adventure through the islands of Sardinia and Corsica.

    Zweisimmen to LausanneSeries 8

    15/20 Michael wends his way in style down mountainsides from Interlaken to the Swiss Riviera.

    Rotkreuz to BrienzSeries 8

    14/20 Michael Portillo scales the Swiss Alps on one of the steepest cog railways in the world.

    ZurichSeries 8

    13/20 In Zurich, Michael has a brush with the absurd in the anarchic paintings of the Dadaists.

    Sedrun to SchwyzSeries 8

    12/20 Michael Portillo ventures into the bowels of an immense hydroelectric dam.

    Maienfeld to the Rhine GorgeSeries 8

    11/20 Michael Portillo visits the tiny village home of Switzerland’s most famous child, Heidi.

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