Great Canadian Railway Journeys
BBC documentary series
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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.
GenreTravel documentary
Presented byMichael Portillo
ComposerJon Wygens
Country of originUnited Kingdom
| Great Canadian Railway Journeys | |
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| Genre | Travel documentary |
| Presented by | Michael Portillo |
| Composer | Jon Wygens |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | John Comerford |
| Producer | Alison Kreps |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Boundless |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two BBC Two HD |
| Release | 14 January – 1 February 2019 |
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Episodes
Series 1 (2019)
Halifax to La Malbaie
| No. | Title | Original release date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Halifax" | 14 January 2019 | 1.01 | N/A |
| 2 | "Pictou to Prince Edward Island" | 15 January 2019 | 1.02 | N/A |
| 3 | "Springhill Junction to Moncton" | 16 January 2019 | 1.03 | N/A |
| 4 | "Miramichi to Quebec City" | 17 January 2019 | 1.04 | N/A |
| 5 | "Saint-Anne de Beaupre to La Malbaie" | 18 January 2019 | 1.05 | N/A |
Vancouver to Calgary
| No. | Title | Original release date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) |
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| 6 | "Vancouver" | 21 January 2019 | 1.06 | N/A |
| 7 | "Vancouver Island to San Juan Island" | 22 January 2019 | 1.07 | N/A |
| 8 | "Port Moody to Kamloops" | 23 January 2019 | 1.08 | N/A |
| 9 | "Kamloops to Banff" | 24 January 2019 | 1.09 | N/A |
| 10 | "Calgary" | 25 January 2019 | 1.10 | N/A |
