Great Australian Railway Journeys | |
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Genre | Travel documentary |
Presented by | Michael Portillo |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Production location | Australia |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | Boundless |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 26 October 30 November 2019 | –
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Great Australian Railway Journeys is a BBC Two documentary series produced by Boundless and presented by Michael Portillo.[1]
Great Australian Railway Journeys was first broadcast on BBC Two over six consecutive Saturday nights from 26 October 2019.[2]
No. | Episode | First broadcast | |
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1 | "Port Augusta to Darwin" | 26 October 2019[2] | |
Portillo traces the route of The Ghan from Port Augusta to Darwin, travelling on the Pichi Richi Railway, meeting the indigenous people of Alice Springs, visiting a kangaroo sanctuary and joining Australians to mark the anniversary of Anzac Day[3] | |||
2 | "Sydney to Broken Hill" | 2 November 2019[5] | |
Portillo travels from Sydney to Broken Hill visiting Hyde Park Barracks, the Sydney Opera House, Bondi Beach and the Scenic Railway[4] | |||
3 | "Adelaide to Perth" | 9 November 2019[7] | |
Portillo travels across the Nullarbor Plain from Adelaide to Perth on the Indian Pacific[6] | |||
4 | "Canberra to Melbourne" | 16 November 2019[9] | |
Portillo travels from Canberra to Melbourne visiting Parliament House, the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Puffing Billy Railway[8] | |||
5 | "Kuranda to Townsville" | 23 November 2019[11] | |
Portillo travels from Kuranda to Townsville visiting the Great Barrier Reef[10] | |||
6 | "Newcastle to Brisbane" | 30 November 2019[13] | |
Portillo travels from Newcastle to Brisbane visiting a coal loader and Koala hospital in Port Macquarie[12] |