Great Australian Railway Journeys
Appearance
(Redirected from Port Augusta to Darwin)
Great Australian Railway Journeys | |
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Genre | Travel documentary |
Presented by | Michael Portillo |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Production location | Australia |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | Boundless |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 26 October 30 November 2019 | –
Related | |
Great Australian Railway Journeys is a BBC Two documentary series produced by Boundless and presented by Michael Portillo.[1]
Broadcast
[edit]Great Australian Railway Journeys was first broadcast on BBC Two over six consecutive Saturday nights from 26 October 2019.[2]
Episodes
[edit]No. | Episode | First broadcast | |
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1 | "Port Augusta to Darwin" | 26 October 2019[2] | |
Portillo traces the route of The Ghan from Port Augusta to Darwin, travelling on the Pichi Richi Railway, meeting the indigenous people of Alice Springs, visiting a kangaroo sanctuary and joining Australians to mark the anniversary of Anzac Day[3] | |||
2 | "Sydney to Broken Hill" | 2 November 2019[5] | |
Portillo travels from Sydney to Broken Hill visiting Hyde Park Barracks, the Sydney Opera House, Bondi Beach and the Scenic Railway[4] | |||
3 | "Adelaide to Perth" | 9 November 2019[7] | |
4 | "Canberra to Melbourne" | 16 November 2019[9] | |
Portillo travels from Canberra to Melbourne visiting Parliament House, the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Puffing Billy Railway[8] | |||
5 | "Kuranda to Townsville" | 23 November 2019[11] | |
6 | "Newcastle to Brisbane" | 30 November 2019[13] | |
Portillo travels from Newcastle to Brisbane visiting a coal loader and Koala hospital in Port Macquarie[12] |
References
[edit]- ^ Railway journey adventures with Michael Portillo Fremantle 24 May 2018
- ^ a b BBC Two Guide 26 October 2019 BBC
- ^ Great Australian Railway Journeys Episode 1 Guide Radio Times
- ^ Great Australian Railway Journeys Episode 2 Guide Radio Times
- ^ BBC Two Guide 2 November 2019 BBC
- ^ Great Australian Railway Journeys Episode 3 Guide Radio Times
- ^ BBC Two Guide 9 November 2019 BBC
- ^ Great Australian Railway Journeys Episode 4 Guide Radio Times
- ^ BBC Two Guide 16 November 2019 BBC
- ^ Great Australian Railway Journeys Episode 5 Guide Radio Times
- ^ BBC Two Guide 23 November 2019 BBC
- ^ Great Australian Railway Journeys Episode 6 Guide Radio Times
- ^ BBC Two Guide 30 November 2019 BBC
External links
[edit]Categories:
- BBC television documentaries
- BBC travel television series
- Documentary television series about railway transport
- Television series by Fremantle (company)
- Television shows set in Australia
- 2010s British documentary television series
- 2010s British travel television series
- 2019 British television series debuts
- 2019 British television series endings
- British English-language television shows