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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 3: Zermatt to Geneva Part 1

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Episode 3: Zermatt to Geneva Part 1

Series 5 - Reversions

Zermatt to Geneva Part 1

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Michael Portillo is rescued from an 'avalanche' by a St Bernard puppy.

Michael Portillo journeys from the Swiss Alps to the shores of Lake Geneva. He marvels at the Matterhorn and is saved from an 'avalanche' by a puppy.

Armed with his 1913 railway guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a journey from the Swiss Alps to the shores of Lake Geneva. Along the way, he marvels at the Matterhorn and is rescued from an 'avalanche' by a St Bernard puppy.

Following in the footsteps of Edwardian railway travellers, Michael discovers a nation already famous for its neutrality when the rest of the continent was on the brink of war. In Zermatt, Michael learns how intrepid early 20th century British mountaineers turned Alpinism into a fashionable sport for the rich and famous and how one group of British climbers came to grief on the Matterhorn.  

At Martigny, Michael puts his faith in St Bernard after he is buried in snow. Will four-year-old puppy Easy rise to the challenge? He discovers in Montreux how a ballet caused a riot and how a prisoner became immortalised in verse.

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Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe.

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