Great Australian Railway Journeys

7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Monday 18 November
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Kuranda to Townsville - Part One

Season 1

Michael Portillo travels by rail through Queensland from Kuranda to Townsville, marvelling at the engineering expertise of a railway line built in the 1890s. He also visits a plantation where he learns how to harvest sugar cane and ventures into the hinterland, where he braves a crocodile safari

Great Australian Railway Journeys airs on BBC Four at 7:00 PM, Monday 18 November. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Editor
Dave Minchin
Director