Great Railway Journeys

January 5, 1999

Ian Hislop travels from Kolkata, the former capital of the British Raj and present seat of the Marxist government of West Bengal, to Rajasthan.

January 12, 1999

Michael Portillo explores his roots in a trek across the railway networks of Spain.

January 19, 1999

Fergal Keane travels through Japan and receives earthquake training and etiquette lessons.

January 26, 1999

Rick Stein crosses Mexico from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

February 2, 1999

Nick Hancock crosses Cuba, battling hurricanes as well as the crumbling infrastructure.

February 9, 1999

Hollywood star Danny Glover rides the oldest line in Africa, the Bamako Express.

April 6, 1999

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