Great Indian Railway Journeys with Michael Portillo (starts 20th March)

pemma · 23 Sep 2017

Not sure when the start date for this is but as it's supposed to be 'autumn 2017' it should be fairly soon.

According to IrishNews.com they'll be 4 x 1 hour episodes:
- Amritsar to Shimla
- Lucknow to Kolkata
- Mysuru to Chennai
- Jodhpur to Delhi

Also mentioned

The ninth series of Great British Railway Journeys and third run of Great American Railroad Journeys are both currently in production.

http://www.irishnews.com/magazine/e...rack-as-he-explores-india-s-railways-1061421/

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whhistle · 23 Sep 2017

Posting for ease of use later.

GBRJ are usually broadcast early January.

delt1c · 23 Sep 2017

whhistle said:
Posting for ease of use later.

GBRJ are usually broadcast early January.

look forward to it as these are real trains

graham11 · 24 Sep 2017

His programs are always very interesting and he is a good presenter with a nice way with the people he speaks to.

Much better television than all the so called reality rubbish

shredder1 · 28 Sep 2017

Very nice, a new one for the collection

Mikey C · 28 Sep 2017

A NINTH series of GBRJ wow.

I find it a great way of highlighting the interest buildings and heritage in "lesser known" towns in the UK, the places you'd never think of visiting. Indeed I've visited many places as a result of them featuring on the show, with Lancaster being the latest one this Sunday

pemma · 14 Mar 2018

This starts next Tuesday at 8pm on BBC2.

hexagon789 · 14 Mar 2018

jcollins said:
This starts next Tuesday at 8pm on BBC2.

Thanks, I was wondering when this was eventually going to get broadcast. Should prove an intereting change to the other journeys Portillo has made.

shredder1 · 14 Mar 2018

jcollins said:
This starts next Tuesday at 8pm on BBC2.

Thanks for the heads up, really looking forward to it.

Mikey C · 14 Mar 2018

What's the programme next Tuesday? Portillo has been on constantly for ages now!

2 weeks of new British journeys
3 weeks of new US journeys
2/3? weeks of repeats of British/Irish journeys
New Weekly European journeys (Thursday evenings) starting last week

Bletchleyite · 14 Mar 2018

Good to hear them going weekly. Daily is a bit much to keep up with.

tranzitjim · 15 Mar 2018

Any news on the Australian series?

I know he at least has been here in Aust only recently, but, when would we have an idea as to how soon we would know??

AM9 · 15 Mar 2018

hexagon789 said:
Thanks, I was wondering when this was eventually going to get broadcast. Should prove an intereting change to the other journeys Portillo has made.

It's one place where his vivid attire would almost blend in.

hexagon789 · 15 Mar 2018

AM9 said:
It's one place where his vivid attire would almost blend in.

Yes, I think even HE might fail to be the most colourfully dressed person there!

AM9 · 15 Mar 2018

hexagon789 said:
Yes, I think even HE might fail to be the most colourfully dressed person there!

Let's hope the series doesn't become just another procession of anecdotes about how much India is indebted to GB's altruistic act of colonisation.

Hophead · 15 Mar 2018

Mikey C said:
What's the programme next Tuesday? Portillo has been on constantly for ages now!

2 weeks of new British journeys
3 weeks of new US journeys
2/3? weeks of repeats of British/Irish journeys
New Weekly European journeys (Thursday evenings) starting last week

The European series is a new one? That's the problem with the continual repeats - it's become all but impossible to discern the new series from the old, given a cursory glance at the schedules, unless you have a better memory of the finer details than I can muster.

hexagon789 · 15 Mar 2018

Hophead said:
The European series is a new one? That's the problem with the continual repeats - it's become all but impossible to discern the new series from the old, given a cursory glance at the schedules, unless you have a better memory of the finer details than I can muster.

I thought the Great Continental Railway Journeys were repeats myself.

Mikey C · 15 Mar 2018

hexagon789 said:
I thought the Great Continental Railway Journeys were repeats myself.

It's definitely a new series (S6)

hexagon789 · 15 Mar 2018

Mikey C said:
It's definitely a new series (S6)

Bother, I had thought they were doing repeats again. Thank goodness for iPlayer, should prove an interesting watch.

pemma · 16 Mar 2018

Regarding the Continental ones I thought it was one new visit to Ukraine, which has been split across two episodes, opposed to a full new series.

Mikey C · 19 Mar 2018

jcollins said:
Regarding the Continental ones I thought it was one new visit to Ukraine, which has been split across two episodes, opposed to a full new series.

The second part visited Georgia and Azerbaijan

Impressed with the double decker Stadler Kisses now operating in Georgia. I hadn't realised that Stadler are now building a factory there

https://www.globalrailnews.com/2018...ling-stock-manufacturing-facility-in-georgia/

hexagon789 · 19 Mar 2018

Mikey C said:
The second part visited Georgia and Azerbaijan

Impressed with the double decker Stadler Kisses now operating in Georgia. I hadn't realised that Stadler are now building a factory there

https://www.globalrailnews.com/2018...ling-stock-manufacturing-facility-in-georgia/

Interesting, it is notable how a lot of the former USSR countries do seem to be investing in their railways just now with modern stock, which can only be a good thing.

hexagon789 · 19 Mar 2018

I found the episodes of Great Continental Railway Journeys very interesting, that mosque with the green was a particular favourite of mine out of the sights he visited.

whhistle · 21 Mar 2018

For clarification on schedules and series, visit The TV Database, which is pretty good at keeping up to date:

Great British Railway Journeys
Great Continental Journeys
Great American Railroad Journeys
Railways of the Great War
Great Indian Railway Journeys

Can't remember if there are anymore in the parent series.

hexagon789 · 21 Mar 2018

whhistle said:
For clarification on schedules and series, visit The TV Database, which is pretty good at keeping up to date:

Great British Railway Journeys
Great Continental Journeys
Great American Railroad Journeys
Railways of the Great War
Great Indian Railway Journeys

Can't remember if there are anymore in the parent series.

No, I that's it, unless you count Great BritishRailway Journeys goes to Ireland separately?

whhistle · 21 Mar 2018

hexagon789 said:
No, I that's it, unless you count Great BritishRailway Journeys goes to Ireland separately?

It was part of the GBRJ series though, so no :P
Unless I missed a whole programme of related journeys?

hexagon789 · 21 Mar 2018

whhistle said:
It was part of the GBRJ series though, so no :P
Unless I missed a whole programme of related journeys?

No, they were just separate, wholly Irish journeys run as part of the GBRJ series but with "Goes to Ireland" tagged on to the title.

GodAtum · 22 Mar 2018

really enjoyed the indian program. reminds me of Rick Stein and Joanna Lumly shows.

hexagon789 · 22 Mar 2018

GodAtum said:
really enjoyed the indian program. reminds me of ick Stein and Joanna Lumly shows.

I recalled some of the sights from Michael Palin's Himalaya. I enjoyed it as well, it made an interesting change from Blighty and the Continent.

Bletchleyite · 22 Mar 2018

I particularly like the hour-long weekly format rather than half hour daily programmes which I have trouble keeping up with.

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