Great Australian Railway Journeys

1:50 AM to 2:20 AM
Friday 8 November
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Sydney to Broken Hill - Part One

Season 1

Michael Portillo explores New South Wales by train, travelling 570 miles from Sydney to the mining city of Broken Hill. He explores the origins of Sydney as a penal colony, visits the Hyde Park barracks where many of the first convicts were housed and volunteers for the lifesaving club at Bondi Beach

Great Australian Railway Journeys airs on BBC Four at 1:50 AM, Friday 8 November. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Editor
Ben Rowland
Director