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Great Continental Railway Journeys

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Michael Portillo retraces the journeys from George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Guide.

Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.

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Great Continental Railway Journeys: Series 5 - Reversions

Michael Portillo

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Great Continental Railway Journeys: Series 5 - Reversions: Episode 2: Transylvania to the Black Sea Part 2

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Episode 2: Transylvania to the Black Sea Part 2

Series 5 - Reversions

Transylvania to the Black Sea Part 2

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Michael loads cargo from a 100-foot crane in Constanta.

Michael travels through Romania, experiencing the nation's musical soul in Bucharest and loading cargo from a 100-foot crane in Constanta.

Steered by his Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey through Romania, tapping into the nation's musical soul in Bucharest and loading cargo from a 100-foot crane in Constanta.

In the Romanian capital Bucharest, the nation's leading violinist Alexandre Tomescu introduces Michael to the music of his country's greatest musician and composer, George Enescu, in a private recital with his Stradivarius.

On the shores of the Black Sea at Constanta, once the scene of intense pre-First World War diplomacy between Romanian and Russian royalty, Michael explores what is now emerging as Europe's largest grain port.

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Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe.

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