Great Railway Journeys

1994•1 series•Entertainment / Travel

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Public figures travel the world by train.

Episode 1Clive Anderson: Hong Kong to Ulaan Baatar

Clive Anderson meets nomadic tribes, visits a Buddhist cave, and devours chicken feet.

Episode 2Rian Malan: Cape Town to The Lost City

Author and anti-apartheid campaigner Rian Milan travels across South Africa.

Episode 3Natalia Makarova: St. Petersburg To Tashkent

Former Kirov prima ballerina Natalia Makarova explores the railways of Russia.

Episode 4Michael Palin: Derry To Kerry

Michael Palin travels through Northern Ireland and Ireland, searching for his roots.

Episode 5Lisa St Aubin de Terán: Santos To Santa Cruz

Poet and author Lisa St Aubin de Terán travels from Brazil to Bolivia.

Episode 6Mark Tully: Karachi To The Khyber

Mark Tully travels on the first train for a decade to go through the Khyber Pass.

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