Season 1
(2020)
Cast
as Self - Presenter
Episodes
Kowloon to Wan Chai 0.0
January 27, 2020
In Hong Kong, Michael Portillo investigates how Britain won the island and Kowloon from China after two drug wars. He s…
Hong Kong University to Lantau Island 0.0
January 28, 2020
Michael Portillo continues his exploration of Hong Kong aboard the impressive MTR metro system, which handles six milli…
Chiang Mai to Lampang 0.0
February 29, 2020
Steered by his 1913 Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a four-part rail adventure through Thailand from the …
Ayutthaya to River Kwai 0.0
January 30, 2020
Michael Portillo continues his rail journey through Thailand from Lampang, stopping to help at an elephant hospital, wh…
Bangkok 0.0
January 31, 2020
Michael Portillo is in the Thai capital, Bangkok, midway through his rail tour of Thailand. He learns how the late 19th…
Bangkok to Hua Hin 0.0
February 3, 2020
Michael Portillo continues his exploration of Thailand by rail, steered by his 1913 Bradshaw’s guide. He steps into the…
Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet 0.0
February 4, 2020
Armed with his 1913 Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo boards the Unification Railway for a thousand-mile journey from …
Da Nang to Hoi An 0.0
February 5, 2020
Michael Portillo continues his thousand-mile journey through Vietnam aboard the Unification Railway from Ho Chi Minh Ci…
Hue to Ninh Binh 0.0
February 6, 2020
Michael Portillo continues his thousand-mile journey aboard the Unification Railway from Ho Chi Minh City in the south …
Hanoi to Ha Long Bay 0.0
February 7, 2020
Steered by his 1913 Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael continues his thousand-mile journey through what was then French Indochin…
Jakarta to Bogor 0.0
February 10, 2020
Michael Portillo’s 2500-mile railway tour of south east Asia reaches its southern most point in Indonesia. His journey …
Jakarta to Borobudur/Kutoarjo 0.0
February 11, 2020
Michael continues his journey across the largest island of the Indonesian archipelago, from the capital, Jakarta. His s…
Yogyakarta to Ambarawa 0.0
February 12, 2020
Michael Portillo’s rail tour of south east Asia resumes in the southern archipelago of Indonesia. Michael is in Java’s …
Ambarawa to Surabaya 0.0
February 13, 2020
Steered by his 1913 Bradshaw’s guidebook on a 2,500-mile rail tour of south east Asia, Michael Portillo is in Indonesia…
Penang to Kuala Kangsar 0.0
February 14, 2020
Michael Portillo’s 2,500-mile rail tour of south east Asia reaches Malaysia. On the island of Penang, Michael traces t…
Kuala Kangsar to Cameron Highlands 0.0
February 15, 2020
Michael Portillo’s rail exploration of south east Asia continues in Malaysia. His journey resumes in Kuala Kangsar, whe…
Kuala Lumpur to Melaka 0.0
February 18, 2020
Michael Portillo continues his 2,500-mile rail tour of south east Asia. On this leg, he explores the phenomenal growth …
Melaka to Johor Bahru 0.0
February 19, 2020
Michael Portillo is in Malaysia on a 2,500-mile tour of south east Asia. His 1913 Bradshaw’s Guide takes him to Melaka,…
Raffles Place to Botanic Gardens 0.0
February 20, 2020
Michael Portillo’s south east Asian railway tour reaches its final stop - the phenomenally successful island city state…
Chinatown to Gardens by the Bay 0.0
February 21, 2020
Michael Portillo is in the island city state of Singapore on the last leg of his 2,500-mile exploration of south east A…