Great Canadian Railway Journeys

Great Canadian Railway Journeys is a BBC travel documentary series presented by Michael Portillo and aired on BBC Two.[1] Using an 1899 copy of Appleton's Guidebook to the railways of the United States and Canada, Portillo explores historic Canadian railways and learns about the places along the way.

Great Canadian Railway Journeys
GenreTravel documentary
Presented byMichael Portillo
ComposerJon Wygens
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes15 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerJohn Comerford
ProducerAlison Kreps
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBoundless
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
BBC Two HD
Release14 January (2019-01-14) –
1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)
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Episodes

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Series 1 (2019)

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Halifax to La Malbaie

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No.TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
UK viewers
(millions)
1"Halifax"14 January 2019 (2019-01-14)1.01N/A
2"Pictou to Prince Edward Island"15 January 2019 (2019-01-15)1.02N/A
3"Springhill Junction to Moncton"16 January 2019 (2019-01-16)1.03N/A
4"Miramichi to Quebec City"17 January 2019 (2019-01-17)1.04N/A
5"Saint-Anne de Beaupre to La Malbaie"18 January 2019 (2019-01-18)1.05N/A

Vancouver to Calgary

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No.TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
UK viewers
(millions)
6"Vancouver"21 January 2019 (2019-01-21)1.06N/A
7"Vancouver Island to San Juan Island"22 January 2019 (2019-01-22)1.07N/A
8"Port Moody to Kamloops"23 January 2019 (2019-01-23)1.08N/A
9"Kamloops to Banff"24 January 2019 (2019-01-24)1.09N/A
10"Calgary"25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)1.10N/A

Winnipeg to Jasper

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No.TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
UK viewers
(millions)
11"Winnipeg"28 January 2019 (2019-01-28)1.11N/A
12"Portage la Prairie to Watrous"29 January 2019 (2019-01-29)1.12N/A
13"Saskatoon"30 January 2019 (2019-01-30)1.13N/A
14"Edmonton"31 January 2019 (2019-01-31)1.14N/A
15"Hinton to Jasper"1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)1.15N/A

References

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  1. ^ "Great Canadian Railway Journeys". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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