Adventure | Travel
Station:
ITV (GB)
Status:
Ended
Start:
2019-06-23
Rating:
9/10 from 1 users
The veteran newsman boards the Maharajas Express – an extraordinary train that recreates the heritage of India's richest kings – for an eight day tour of India, taking in its most wondrous sights.
TV Show Ended.
S1E1 - Episode 1
The first part of the journey takes Trevor to Mumbai and New Delhi, and he witnesses the contrasting nature of a growing economic superpower which still has high levels of poverty.
Air Date: 23 Jun 2019 14:00 (CDT)
S1E2 - Episode 2
In the second part of his eight-day journey on the Maharajas Express, Sir Trevor sees how the former jewel of the Empire is now overtaking Britain as an economic superpower.
Along the way he visits an unusual temple where the locals worship rats; visits the Taj Mahal, and reveals the shocking extent of pollution that threatens the future of the monument.
He concludes his journey at the very spot where Mahatma Gandhi – the man who lead India to its independence - was assassinated.
Air Date: 30 Jun 2019 14:00 (CDT)