Season 1
Season 1 • 2019
0Tony Robinson sets off on an adventure around the world by train.
Episodes
1. Europe
Travelogue series with Tony Robinson. Covering tens of thousands of miles around the globe, Tony begins his first leg by exploring Paris, Munich, Budapest and Istanbul by train.
2019-02-25 • 60 min
2. India & Burma
Tony Robinson travels across India and Burma, beginning in Delhi, where he visits one of the city's oldest markets, before taking a ride on the Himalayan Mountain Railway and being taught the proper way to imbibe at the Glenburn Tea Estate. He then crosses the Bay of Bengal into Burma, trying his hand at pottery and learning about toddy palm wine, finishing at the ancient city of Bagan.
2019-03-04 • 60 min
3. Thailand & Malaysia
2019-03-11 • 60 min
4. Australia
2019-03-18 • 60 min
5. Japan
Riding both a local railway and the legendary bullet train (but not the £10k-a-ticket 7 Stars line), Tony explores the samurai of Kyushu, the neon and noise of Tokyo, and the fresh sushi of Hakodate.
2019-03-25 • 60 min
6. USA
The final stage of his journey takes Tony to the US. Beginning in San Francisco, he rides the rails across the country, stopping at Denver, New Orleans and New York City. At a legendary local sandwich shop, he finds himself sitting next to the mayor of New Orleans who explains how the city has been rebuilding since hurricane Katrina.
2019-04-01 • 60 min
