Great American Railroad Journeys
Great American Railroad Journeys is a TV show on BBC2. Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic to ride the railroads of America. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 19 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in May 2024.
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Michael Portillo continues his journey to Quebec City, during which he investigates the world's biggest tide.
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1:00:00Michael Portillo begins a new journey on the tracks of the Ocean line to explore Canada's maritime provinces, en route to Quebec City.
1:00:00Michael Portillo boards one of the world's most famous trains, the Rocky Mountaineer, to cross the backbone of the North American continent.
1:00:00Michael Portillo explores British Columbia, discovering how two superpowers nearly came to war over a pig.
1:00:00Michael Portillo begins a journey across Alaska, learning its links with Russia, feeding a sea otter pup and joining the US Arctic Warriors for parachute training.
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1:00:00Michael Portillo takes to the water for a nautical journey through the Thousand Islands, before his railway journey across Canada concludes in Toronto.
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1:00:00Michael Portillo gets a taste of the early life of President Lincoln, learns about Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain, and joins Elvis fans at Graceland.
1:00:00Michael Portillo travels through Milwaukee on a journey towards Chicago, where he learns about the history of the iconic American Harley Davidson motorcycle.
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1:00:00Michael Portillo heads for Plymouth, where he learns about the indigenous tribes of Wampanoag people.
1:00:00Michael Portillo visits Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, learning how surgery was first made bearable in 1846 by a miraculous new substance.
1:00:00Michael Portillo discovers the secrets of backyard oil drilling in Los Angeles and joins the locals for Mexican Independence Day.
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1:00:00Michael Portillo reaches Colorado, where he follows in the footsteps of 19th-century east coast men who came to experience the cowboy life.
1:00:00In Lawrence, Kansas, Michael Portillo joins the Jayhawks basketball team, and later comes face to face with a herd of wild buffalo.
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1:00:00In the port of Monterey, Michael Portillo discovers the city's Spanish and Mexican heritage.
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Michael Portillo discovers the hidden pleasures of 19th-century railroad workers in Sedalia, before reaching St Joseph, Missouri.
1:00:00Michael Portillo journeys west from St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri, following the tracks of European settlers in the 19th century.
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1:00:00Michael Portillo arrives in Manassas, Virginia, scene of two crucial battles during the American Civil War.
1:00:00Michael Portillo travels across New York state, discovering how General Electric also leads the way in rail technology.
1:00:00Michael Portillo follows America's iconic River Hudson, beginning at New York City's Penn Station, before sampling ale and meeting the State Senator in Albany.