Great American Railroad Journeys
Berkeley to Santa Cruz
Season 3 of 20
Michael Portillo visits Yosemite National Park in California, beholding its towering granite cliffs, giant sequoia trees and cascading waterfalls. He then heads to the University of California's seismology department to hear about the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which claimed the lives of approximately 3,000 people and destroyed more than 80 per cent of the city
Great American Railroad Journeys airs on U&Yesterday at 8:00 PM, Saturday 28 December. (Subtitles.)
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General
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Editor
Dave Minchin
Director