On a rail journey from Lucknow to Kolkata, Michael Portillo charts a course through India's history from The East India Company to the dawn of independence. Show more

Guided by his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo embarks on a classic rail journey from Amritsar to Shimla. Show more

Michael Portillo journeys from Mysore to the first stronghold of the East India Company in Chennai. Michael pitches in at a game of street cricket. Show more

Michael Portillo embarks on a rail journey from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to the Indian capital, taking in desert landscapes and dazzling historic palaces. Show more