Great Continental Railway Journeys
Sedrun to Schwyz
Season 8 Episode 12 of 20
Michael Portillo ventures into the bowels of a hydroelectric dam to learn how the Swiss use their mountainous environment to power the country. He winds his way by rail through the Swiss Alps in search of the origins of Switzerland's political confederation. At the Swiss Army Knife factory in Schwyz, Michael assembles one of the 45,000 iconic knives made there every day
Great Continental Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two Wales HD at 6:30 PM, Tuesday 25 March. (Subtitles, new.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Ben Rowland
Director
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Alison Kreps
Series Editor