Great American Railroad Journeys

12:00 AM to 1:00 AM
Saturday 21 September
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Skagway to Vancouver

Season 4 Episode 3 of 10

The next leg of Michael Portillo's journey begins in Skagway, Alaska, where he learns about writer Jack London, one of the gold prospectors who hiked to the Klondike 100 years ago. He then crosses into Canada on the White Pass and Yukon railway. Along the way he is invited to shake his tail feathers in a grouse dance, heads for the home of the Vancouver Giants, tries his hand at ice hockey and visits the Canadian Motion Picture Park

Great American Railroad Journeys airs on U&Yesterday at 12:00 AM, Saturday 21 September. (Subtitles.)
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Topics
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General
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Editor
Dave Minchin
Director
Tom Richardson
Director