Great Railway Journeys

From Hong Kong to Ulaanbaatar

Clive Anderson takes a humorous look at the contradictions and confusions of present-day China as he makes his way from

Cape Town to the Lost City

Finally, in South Africa, Rian Malan escapes riot-torn Cape Town and makes his way across the country to Johannesburg, t

St Petersburg to Tashkent

Former Kirov prima ballerina Natalia Makarova explores the railways of Russia, taking in Volgograd, Samarkand and the ri

Derry to Kerry

Palin's second Great Rail Journey (1994) takes him from the ancient walled city of Londonderry to the most western tip o

Santos to Santa Cruz

In South America Lisa St Aubin de Terán travels from Santos on the coast of Brazil, near Sáo Paulo, over the mountains

Karachi to the Khyber

In Pakistan, Mark Tully journeys from Karachi in the south to the Khyber Pass on the Afghan border in the north, making

Crewe to Crewe with Victoria Wood

Victoria Wood makes a round trip to the north of Britain from Crewe, taking in both the east and west coasts, and Thurso

Aleppo to Aqaba

Great Zimbabwe to Kilimatinde

The High Andes to Patagonia

Mombasa to the Mountains of the Moon

London to Arcadia

Halifax to Porteau Cove

India: East to West

Ian Hislop travels from Kolkata, the former capital of the British Raj and present seat of the Marxist government of Wes

Granada to Salamanca

Michael Portillo explores his roots in a trek across the railway networks of Spain.

Tokyo to Kagoshima

Fergal Keane travels through Japan and receives earthquake training and etiquette lessons.

Los Mochis to Veracruz

Rick Stein crosses Mexico from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

Guantanamo to Pinar Del Rio

Nick Hancock crosses Cuba, battling hurricanes as well as the crumbling infrastructure.

St Louis to Dogon Country

Hollywood star Danny Glover rides the oldest line in Africa, the Bamako Express.

Singapore to Bangkok

Stephen Tompkinson relives the days of colonial train travel as a pampered passenger on the Eastern and Oriental Express