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Great Railway Journeys (1980)

1980-10-23 · 1h 0m · EN
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Great Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by BBC Television. The premise of each programme is that the presenter, typically a well-known figure from the arts or media, would make a journey by train, usually through a country or to a destination to which they had a personal connection. There were four series broadcast on BBC Two between 1980 and 1999, with the shorter series title being used for all but the first. In 2010 a similar series also aired on BBC Two, Great British Railway Journeys.

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Michael PortilloMichael PortilloSelf - PresenterMichael PalinMichael PalinSelf - PresenterDanny GloverDanny GloverSelf - PresenterStephen TompkinsonStephen TompkinsonSelf - PresenterNick HancockNick HancockSelf - PresenterBuck HenryBuck HenrySelf - PresenterAlexei SayleAlexei SayleSelf - PresenterVictoria WoodVictoria WoodSelf - PresenterClive AndersonClive AndersonSelf - PresenterEric RobsonEric RobsonSelf - PresenterFergal KeaneFergal KeaneSelf - PresenterIan HislopIan HislopSelf - Presenter

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Genre affinityDocumentaryPacingShortDirector preference1354897 · 952672Actor preference870640 · 109240 · 4843Country preferenceGbDecade preference1980

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Great Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by BBC Television. The premise of each programme is that the presenter, typically a well-known figure from the arts or media, would make a journey by train, usually through a country or to a destination to which they had a personal connection. There were four series broadcast on BBC Two between 1980 and 1999, with the shorter series title being used for all but the first. In 2010 a similar series also aired on BBC Two, Great British Railway Journeys.

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Great Railway Journeys has a runtime of 60 minutes.

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