Season 4
7 episodes · 1999
1India: East to West
Ian Hislop travels from Kolkata, the former capital of the British Raj and present seat of the Marxist government of West Bengal, to Rajasthan.
2Granada to Salamanca
Michael Portillo explores his roots in a trek across the railway networks of Spain.
3Tokyo to Kagoshima
Fergal Keane travels through Japan and receives earthquake training and etiquette lessons.
4Los Mochis to Veracruz
Rick Stein crosses Mexico from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.
5Guantanamo to Pinar Del Rio
Nick Hancock crosses Cuba, battling hurricanes as well as the crumbling infrastructure.
6St Louis to Dogon Country
Hollywood star Danny Glover rides the oldest line in Africa, the Bamako Express.
7Singapore to Bangkok
Stephen Tompkinson relives the days of colonial train travel as a pampered passenger on the Eastern and Oriental Express.
