HomeGreat Alaskan Railroad Journeys

Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys

Rating:4.0 of 5Total number of episodes:2
Last broadcast:24/03/2020 at 09:35
March 2020
58:53

Season 4 Episode 2 - Talkeetna To Juneau

Expired 4.0 14 x
Michael Portillo rides the Alaska Railroad north to explore the remote former goldrush settlement of Talkeetna. Deep in the forest outside town, Michael gets a taste of the pioneering spirit of early 20th century.
59:03

Season 4 Episode 1 - Ninilchik To Wasilla

Expired 4.0 3 x
Michael Portillo heads for the Last Frontier of the United States armed with his 1899 Appleton’s Guide-Book to Alaska. Beginning his journey amid the snow-capped mountains and ice-cold inlets of the Kenai Peninsula, Michael finds the golden onion domes of a Russian Orthodox church and discovers that, 150 years ago, Alaska ...
Archive