Great Railway Journeys - Season 4
1 - India: East to West
Air Date: 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.
2 - Granada to Salamanca
Air Date: January 12, 1999
Michael Portillo explores his roots in a trek across the railway networks of Spain.
3 - Tokyo to Kagoshima
Air Date: January 19, 1999
Fergal Keane travels through Japan and receives earthquake training and etiquette lessons.
4 - Los Mochis to Veracruz
Air Date: January 26, 1999
Rick Stein crosses Mexico from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.
5 - Guantanamo to Pinar Del Rio
Air Date: February 2, 1999
Nick Hancock crosses Cuba, battling hurricanes as well as the crumbling infrastructure.
6 - St Louis to Dogon Country
Air Date: February 9, 1999
Hollywood star Danny Glover rides the oldest line in Africa, the Bamako Express.
7 - Singapore to Bangkok
Air Date: April 6, 1999
Stephen Tompkinson relives the days of colonial train travel as a pampered passenger on the Eastern and Oriental Express.