Season 1 episodes2020-01-27

Season 1

Michael Portillo is in Southeast Asia, armed with his 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook. It will lead him on a spectacular 2,500-mile railway adventure across six countries. He explores towering megacities and magnificent mosques.

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Episodes

Season 1

Episode 1

Kowloon to Wan Chai

30m

Episode 2

Hong Kong University to Lantau Island

30m

Episode 3

Chiang Mai to Lampang

30m

Episode 4

Ayutthaya to River Kwai

30m

Episode 5

Bangkok

30m

Season 1

Season 1

Kowloon to Wan Chai

Hong Kong University to Lantau Island

Chiang Mai to Lampang

Ayutthaya to River Kwai

Bangkok

Bangkok to Hua Hin

Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet

Da Nang to Hoi An

Hue to Ninh Binh

Hanoi to Ha Long Bay

Jakarta to Bogor

Jakarta to Borobudur/Kutoarjo

Yogyakarta to Ambarawa

Ambarawa to Surabaya

Penang to Kuala Kangsar

Kuala Kangsar to Cameron Highlands

Kuala Lumpur to Melaka

Melaka to Johor Bahru

Raffles Place to Botanic Gardens

Chinatown to Gardens by the Bay