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Amazing Train Journeys

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Amazing Train Journeys
Des trains pas comme les autres
GenreDocumentary
Created byFrançois Gall
Bernard d'Abrigeon
Presented byPhilippe Gougler (from 2011)
Music byStéphanie Blanc
Jérôme Levatois (2nd form)
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons10 (1st form)
12 (2nd form)
Production
Running time52 minutes
Production companiesFrance 2 (1987–2005)
Step by Step Productions (from 2011)
France Télévisions (from 2011)
Original release
NetworkFrance 5
Release12 January 1987 (1987-01-12)

Amazing Train Journeys (original title in French: Des trains pas comme les autres) is a French documentary series created by François Gall and Bernard d'Abrigeon, broadcast since 12 January 1987 on Antenne 2, and after France 2. Some episodes were rebroadcast since 2006 on France 5, that relaunched the series on 4 April with a new format presented by Philippe Gougler.

History

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The show, created and produced by François Gall et Bernard d'Abrigeon, was broadcast since 12 January 1987 on Antenne 2, and after on France 2.[1]

In July 2011, the France 5 channel decided to relaunch the program with a new formula: the show was presented by an on-screen journalist, Philippe Gougler, who follows a real railway journey and meets train users.

For Philippe Gougler, also co-author of the documentaries, the goal was to be less "contemplative and heritage" and to give a "human dimension", curious, sensitive and caring, through meetings, "attention given to the other" and the presence of a facilitator on the ground.[2]

Episodes

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First form (1987–2005)

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List of the 58 episodes of the first form[3]
Episode Title Destination(s) First released Channel
1 Le Canada: d'un océan à l'autre Canada 12 January 1987 Antenne 2
2 L'Inde: quatre milliards de voyageurs India 19 January 1987
3 Norvège, Suède: l'Express du soleil de minuit Norway, Sweden 26 January 1987
4 Japon: les trains obus Japan 1 February 1989
5 Congo-Océan Republic of the Congo 8 February 1989
6 Russie: Transsibérien Russia 14 July 1991
7 Australie: lIndian Pacific' Australia 28 July 1991
8 Thaïlande, Malaisie, Singapour Express Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore 4 August 1991
9 Turquie: Trans-Europe-Asie Turkey 11 August 1991
10 Égypte: Trains et pharaons Egypt 18 August 1991
11 Viêt Nam: du Nord au Sud Vietnam 25 August 1991
12 Mexique: des trains et des dieux Mexico 1 September 1991
13 États-Unis: de l'Atlantique au Pacifique United States 8 September 1991
14 Kenya: Safari Pacifique Kenya 9 July 1992
15 Équateur: des Andes aux Galápagos Ecuador 16 July 1992
16 Corée du Sud South Korea 30 July 1992
17/18 Indonésie: de Java à Bali Indonesia 26 August 1993 France 2
19/20 Chine du Nord, Chine du Sud China 2 September 1993
21/22 Au pays des Incas Peru, Bolivia 3 August 1995
23 Maroc Morocco 24 August 1995
24/25 Birmanie: Myanmar Burma 31 August 1995
26/27 Au sud de l'Inde India 3 July 1997
28/29 Sicile Italy 10 July 1997
30/31 Italie du Nord : L'Orient-Express, Florence, Venise et la Toscane Italy 31 July 1997
31 De l'Éthiopie à Djibouti Ethopia 21 August 1997
32/33 Brésil: Rio de Janeiro Brazil 28 August 1997
34/35 L'Afrique du Sud: de Pretoria au Cap, de Johannesburg au Parc Krüger South Africa 24 June 1999
36/37 Argentine, Paraguay: des chutes d'Iguazú à la Terre de Feu Argentina, Paraguay 30 July 2000
38/39 Syrie, Jordanie: de l'Oasis de Palmyre au désert de Wadi-rum Syria, Jordan 3 August 2000
40 Grèce Greece 13 August 2000
41 Les trains de luxe en Orient 27 August 2000
42/43 Baltique express: de Saint-Pétersbourg à Tallinn, de Riga à Varsovie Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland 22 December 2001
44/45 France: petits trains, grande passion France 17 May 2003
46 Andalousie Spain 3 August 2003
47/48 Trains de luxe en Asie: au nord de l’Inde, de Singapour en Thaïlande India, Singapore, Thailand 10 August 2003
49 Iran Iran 1er August 2004
50/51 Tunisie Tunisia 20 August 2005
52 En Europe à toute vapeur Switzerland, Wales, Belgium, Germany 2 September 2006
53/54 Portugal Portugal 7 July 2007
55/56 Pékin et la route de la soie China 2 August 2008
57/58 Écosse: hier et aujourd'hui, les hautes terres Scotland 30 August 2008

Second form (since 2011)

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List of episodes of second form
Episode Destination First release Channel
Season 1 France 5
1 (59) Vietnam 28 July 2011
2 (60) Cuba 4 August 2011
3 (61) South India 11 August 2011
4 (62) Peru 18 August 2011
5 (63) North India 25 August 2011
Season 2
1 (64) Thailand 26 July 2012
2 (65) Bolivia 2 August 2012
3 (66) Turkey 9 August 2012
4 (67) Romania 16 August 2012
5 (68) Malaysia 23 August 2012
6 (69) Argentina 30 August 2012
Season 3
1 (70) Burma 25 July 2013
2 (71) South Africa 1 August 2013
3 (72) Brazil 8 August 2013
4 (73) Philippines 15 August 2013
5 (74) United States 22 August 2013
6 (75) Madagascar 29 August 2013
Season 4
1 (76) Sri Lanka 24 July 2014
2 (77) Morocco 31 July 2014
3 (78) Japan 7 August 2014
4 (79) Tanzania 14 August 2014
5 (80) New Zealand 21 August 2014
6 (81) Greece 28 August 2014
Season 5
1 (82) Brazil 30 July 2015
2 (83) Norway 6 August 2015
3 (84) Australia 13 August 2015
4 (85) Hong Kong 20 August 2015
5 (86) Scotland 27 August 2015
Season 6
1 (87) Zimbabwe – Zambia 28 July 2016
2 (88) South Korea 4 August 2016
3 (89) Italy South 11 August 2016
4 (90) Sweden Lapland 18 August 2016
5 (91) Mongolia 25 August 2016
Season 7
1 (92) Indonesia 20 July 2017
2 (93) Finland 27 July 2017
3 (94) Chile 3 August 2017
4 (95) Russia 1/2: "From Saint Petersbourg to Moscow" 10 August 2017
5 (96) Switzerland (summer) 17 August 2017
6 (97) Italy North, from Genoa to Venice 24 August 2017
7 (98) Russia 2/2: "De Moscow to Lake Baikal" 31 August 2017
Season 8
1 (99) Namibia 19 July 2018
2 (100) Colombia 26 July 2018
3 (101) Canada 2 August 2018
4 (102) Spain 9 August 2018
5 (103) Ireland 16 August 2018
6 (104) Taiwan 23 August 2018
7 (105) Portugal 30 August 2018
Season 9
1 (106) Switzerland (winter) 18 July 2019
2 (107) Ecuador 25 July 2019
3 (108) Cambodia 1 August 2019
4 (109) Albania 8 August 2019
5 (110) Tunisia 15 August 2019
6 (111) England 22 August 2019
7 (112) Costa Rica 29 August 2019
Season 10
1 (113) Ethiopia 16 July 2020
2 (114) Austria 23 July 2020
3 (115) Panama 30 July 2020
4 (116) Denmark 20 August 2020
5 (117) Georgia 27 August 2020
Season 11
1 (118) Mauritania 8 July 2021
2 (119) Croatia 15 July 2021
3 (120) Colombia 22 July 2021
4 (121) Sweden 29 July 2021
5 (122) Kenya (first part) 5 August 2021
6 (123) Kenya (second part)
7 (124) Uzbekistan 12 August 2021
8 (125) Lithuania 19 August 2021
Season 12
1 (126) Guatemala 7 July 2022
2 (127) Italy 14 July 2022
3 (128) Dominican Republic 21 July 2022
4 (129) Siberia 28 July 2022
5 (130) Greece 4 August 2022
6 (131) Mexico 25 August 2022
7 (132) Norway (first part) 1 September 2022
8 (133) Norway (second part)
Season 13
1 (134) India 6 July 2023
2 (135) Japan 13 July 2023
3 (136) Austria (South) 20 July 2023
4 (137) Netherlands 10 August 2023
5 (138) Serbia 24 August 2023
6 (139) Argentina (North) 31 August 2023
7 (140) Argentina (South)

Special episodes

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List of special episodes
Title Duration First release Channel
Unusual professions 52 min 6 August 2020 France 5
Rencontres extraordinaires 52 min 13 August 2020
Spéciale 10 ans 1 h 40 min 30 December 2020
Le meilleur de la Season 11 52 min 29 December 2021

Critical reception

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In the summer of 2011, Des trains pas comme les autres finished first in Première in the documentary category.[4]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "des-trains-pas-comme-les-autres". inatheque.ina.fr. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ^ Stéphanie Thonnet (5 August 2011). "Le Mag : Des trains pas comme les autres". le site de France 5 (in French)..
  3. ^ "Documentaires Des trains pas comme les autres". ina.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2015..
  4. ^ "QUALIMAT – les programmes de l'été préférés des Français : Oui à Secrets d'histoire, non à Secret Story". le site de Première (in French). 29 September 2011..

See also

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