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Season 4 – Great Alaskan and Canadian Railroad Journeys

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Exploring America by rail following Appleton's "General Guide to the United States and Canada."
Great Alaskan and Canadian Railroad Journeys — Season 4

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Michael Portillo

Host

Alison Kreps

Producer

Alison Kreps

Film Editor

Dave Minchin

Director

Ben Rowland

Director

George Boyle

Director

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 25, 2020 Ninilchik to Wasilla Michael begins his journey amid the snow-capped mountains and ice-cold inlets of the Kenai Peninsula; he finds the golden onion domes of a Russian Orthodox church along with traditional Russian food and costume. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 1, 2020 Talkeetna to Juneau Michael Portillo carries his 1899 Appleton's Guidebook to Alaska as he rides the Alaska Railroad north to explore the remote former gold rush settlement of Talkeetna. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 8, 2020 Alaska/Canada: Scagway to Vancouver Arriving in Skagway by seaplane, Michael Portillo heads for the Chilkoot Trail; boarding the Canadian Pacific Railway Engine 374 in Vancouver, B.C.; Vancouver's SkyTrain. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 15, 2020 Canada: Vancouver Island to Kamloops Exploring the British heritage and colonial past of Victoria, B.C.; the Hudson's Bay Co.; the affluent James Bay area; Mission City. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 22, 2020 Canada: Kamloops to Calgary Riding the Rocky Mountaineer from Kamloops to the spa resort of Banff; Banff Spring Hotel; Calgary's Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 29, 2020 Canada: Halifax to Prince Edward Island Exploring Canada's maritime provinces en route to Quebec City, beginning in the Atlantic port of Halifax, Nova Scotia; the harbor town of Pictou, Nova Scotia; Northumberland Fisheries Museum; Prince Edward Island. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 7, 2020 Canada: Springhill Junction to Quebec Traveling the Ocean train from Nova Scotia to New Brunswick; the world's biggest tide at Hopewell Rocks and its dramatic rock formations and caves; the Acadian fishing of Neguac, New Brunswick. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 14, 2020 Canada: Saint-Anne De Beaupre to Winnipeg Riding the Charlevoix train along the St. Lawrence River to La Malbaie; the basilica at Sainte Anne de Beaupré; the waterfall at Montmorency; a 1,000-mile journey to the Manitoban capital, Winnipeg. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 21, 2020 Portage la Prairie to Saskatoon Deep in the Prairies, Michael learns how communities grew around grain elevators, digs into Indigenous history at an archaeological excavation and learns how to make a Saskatoon berry pie. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 28, 2020 Edmonton to Jasper Traveling back in time to experience the life of les voyageurs; admiring Edmonton's heritage street cars; discovering how the beaver, once slaughtered for its fur, is now pampered. Details
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Season Info

Director
Dave Minchin, Ben Rowland, George Boyle, Tom Richardson
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, Travel
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 25, 2020