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1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr.) ; 326759088 bytes |
| Series |
Great Continental Railway Journeys ; Series 1, Episode 1 |
| Summary |
All aboard! Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.Leaving London behind, armed with his 1913 railway guide, Michael Portillo follows the most popular route of the Edwardian traveller through France. His first stop is Paris, where he absorbs the atmosphere of La Belle Epoque, before he travels south to the Cote D'Azur, where he samples the Edwardian highlife and learns why the area attracted the rich and artistic alike. He then ends his journey as he arrives at the gaming tables in glamorous Monte Carlo. (From the UK (Documentary) PG CCFollow the conversation on Twitter: #sbsdoco |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2015-01-24 at 19:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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French -- Social life and customs.
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Gambling -- Economic aspects.
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Opera -- Social aspects.
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Railroad travel.
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Travel -- Planning.
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Voyages and travels -- Guidebooks.
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France.
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Monaco -- Monte-Carlo.
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Streaming video
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Minchin, Dave, director
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Portillo, Michael, host
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Cornille, Michel, contributor
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de Lestang, Guilaume Jahan, contributor
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des Fosses, Pierre-Jean, contributor
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Gallouze, Nadia, contributor
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Lamming, Clive, contributor
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Letts, Kenneth, contributor
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Martin, Andrew, contributor
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Sauve, Flavie, contributor
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Vukadinovic, Boba, contributor
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Waite, Mitchell, contributor
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