Episodes
India: East to West
January 5, 1999
Ian Hislop travels from Kolkata, the former capital of the British Raj and present seat of the Marxist government of West Bengal, to Rajasthan.
Granada to Salamanca
January 12, 1999
Michael Portillo explores his roots in a trek across the railway networks of Spain.
Tokyo to Kagoshima
January 19, 1999
Fergal Keane travels through Japan and receives earthquake training and etiquette lessons.
Los Mochis to Veracruz
January 26, 1999
Rick Stein crosses Mexico from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.
Guantanamo to Pinar Del Rio
February 2, 1999
Nick Hancock crosses Cuba, battling hurricanes as well as the crumbling infrastructure.
St Louis to Dogon Country
February 9, 1999
Hollywood star Danny Glover rides the oldest line in Africa, the Bamako Express.
Singapore to Bangkok
April 6, 1999
Stephen Tompkinson relives the days of colonial train travel as a pampered passenger on the Eastern and Oriental Express.
