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Great Canadian Railway Journeys

Season 1

2019 • 15 Episodes

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Halifax

S01 E01 • Monday, Jan 14, 2019 • Jan 14

Michael Portillo begins a new journey on the tracks of the ocean line to explore Canada's maritime provinces, en route to Quebec City. Clutching his 1899 Appleton's Guide to Canada, Michael begins in the Atlantic port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he discovers an 18th-century British hilltop citadel, manned at the time of his guide by the 78th Highland Regiment.

Pictou to Prince Edward Island

S01 E02 • Tuesday, Jan 15, 2019 • Jan 15

Steered by his 1899 Appleton's Guide to Canada, Michael Portillo continues his journey through Canada's maritime provinces towards Quebec City. In the picturesque harbour town of Pictou, Nova Scotia, he discovers that the first wave of Scots to settle in New Scotland arrived on board a ship named Hector. Aboard a proud replica of the 18th-century vessel, he hears of their gruelling 11-week voyage across the Atlantic and is invited to join young dancers in a Scottish reel.

Springhill Junction to Moncton

S01 E03 • Wednesday, Jan 16, 2019 • Jan 16

Clutching his 1899 copy of Appleton's Guide to Canada, Michael Portillo travels on the Ocean train from Nova Scotia to New Brunswick. Along the way he investigates the world's biggest tide at Hopewell Rocks and admires its dramatic rock formations and caves.

Miramichi to Quebec City

S01 E04 • Thursday, Jan 17, 2019 • Jan 17

Michael Portillo continues his rail adventure from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Quebec City, following his 1899 edition of Appleton's Guide to Canada. In the Acadian fishing village of Neguac, New Brunswick, he discovers sea-farmers are producing up to 15 million oysters a year. Michael takes to the water to investigate how it is done and is rewarded with a taste of the freshest mollusc he has ever sampled.

Saint-Anne de Beaupre to La Malbaie

S01 E05 • Friday, Jan 18, 2019 • Jan 18

Michael Portillo explores the Province of Quebec with his nineteenth-century Appleton's Guide to Canada. He takes the fabulously scenic Train de Charlevoix along the north bank of the mighty St Lawrence River to La Malbaie. Along the way, he discovers how a tiny shrine became a magnet for millions of pilgrims in search of miracles, where fashionable Victorians chose to spend their summers and how a unique family recipe from the old world has made a great grandson's fortune in the new.

Vancouver

S01 E06 • Monday, Jan 21, 2019 • Jan 21

Michael Portillo boards the Canadian Pacific Railway Engine 374 that linked the vast nation of Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific in 1887.

Vancouver Island to San Juan Island

S01 E07 • Tuesday, Jan 22, 2019 • Jan 22

Michael Portillo explores British Columbia. He discovers how two superpowers nearly came to war over a pig.

Port Moody to Kamloops

S01 E08 • Wednesday, Jan 23, 2019 • Jan 23

Armed with his 1899 Appleton's Guide to Canada, Michael Portillo learns how to head off a charging bear in the wilderness of British Columbia.

Kamloops to Banff

S01 E09 • Thursday, Jan 24, 2019 • Jan 24

Michael Portillo boards the Rocky Mountaineer to cross the backbone of the North American continent from Kamloops to the spa resort of Banff.

Calgary

S01 E10 • Friday, Jan 25, 2019 • Jan 25

Michael Portillo arrives in Calgary, Alberta. He saddles up with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, hears about their origins and learns about their role today.

Winnipeg

S01 E11 • Monday, Jan 28, 2019 • Jan 28

Michael Portillo travels across the vast Canadian Prairie on Canada's last trans-continental passenger line. Michael explores Winnipeg, the nation's chief railroad centre.

Portage La Prairie to Watrous

S01 E12 • Tuesday, Jan 29, 2019 • Jan 29

Michael Portillo explores the province of Saskatchewan. He learns how a middle-class British boy transformed himself into an 'indigenous' naturalist.

Saskatoon

S01 E13 • Wednesday, Jan 30, 2019 • Jan 30

Michael Portillo crosses the Great Plains of Canada by rail. In the cultural hub of Saskatoon he learns how to make a traditional Saskatoon berry pie.

Edmonton

S01 E14 • Thursday, Jan 31, 2019 • Jan 31

Michael Portillo continues his thousand-mile rail journey from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Jasper, Alberta. Michael explores a glossy, glassy oil-rich Edmonton.

Hinton to Jasper

S01 E15 • Friday, Feb 1, 2019 • Feb 1

Michael Portillo's rail journey reaches a dramatic scenic conclusion in the Rocky Mountains. Michael is awed by the scale of the vast Athabasca Glacier.

Great Canadian Railway Journeys

Season 1

2019 • 15 Episodes