Great Continental Railway Journeys
Zermatt to Geneva
Season 5 Episode 2 of 6
Armed with his 1913 railway guide, Michael Portillo travels from the Swiss Alps to the shores of Lake Geneva. Along the way, he is caught up in a war zone with the Red Cross and rescued from an 'avalanche' by a St Bernard puppy. He takes to the skies in a vintage bi-plane to retrace the epic journey of the pioneering pilot who was first to fly over the Alps, and tries his hand at watchmaking, James Bond style
Great Continental Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday +1 at 1:00 AM, Wednesday 6 November. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Alison Kreps
Series Producer