Travel
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BBC iPlayer (GB)
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Running
Start:
2012-11-08
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Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.
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S9E11 - Sopron to Keleti
Michael Portillo begins his Hungarian adventure in the far north west of the country in the town of Sopron.
Air Date: 26 May 2026 00:00 (CDT)
S9E12 - Budapest
Exploring Hungary's capital city of Budapest by tram, Michael Portillo travels to the extraordinary open-air museum of Memento Park in the suburbs.
Air Date: 26 May 2026 00:00 (CDT)
S9E13 - Huvösvölgy to Kobanya
Continuing his travels in Budapest, Michael Portillo begins in the small town of Huvösvölgy, where he encounters a surprising railway run almost entirely by children.
Air Date: 26 May 2026 00:00 (CDT)
S9E14 - Szeged
At Budapest's historic Nyugati station, Michael Portillo explores its sumptuous royal waiting room, built specially for the Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph I and his empress, Elizabeth.
Air Date: 26 May 2026 00:00 (CDT)
S9E15 - Eger to Hortobágy
On the last leg of his journey, Michael Portillo arrives in the historic city of Eger. At its famous castle, he discovers how Ottoman invaders were defeated by an outnumbered Hungarian force.
Air Date: 26 May 2026 00:00 (CDT)