Season 4

1. India: East to West

1999-01-05 · 49m

Ian Hislop travels from Kolkata, the former capital of the British Raj and present seat of the Marxist government of West Bengal, to Rajasthan.

2. Granada to Salamanca

1999-01-12 · 49m

Michael Portillo explores his roots in a trek across the railway networks of Spain.

3. Tokyo to Kagoshima

1999-01-19 · 49m

Fergal Keane travels through Japan and receives earthquake training and etiquette lessons.

4. Los Mochis to Veracruz

1999-01-26 · 49m

Rick Stein crosses Mexico from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

5. Guantanamo to Pinar Del Rio

1999-02-02 · 49m

Nick Hancock crosses Cuba, battling hurricanes as well as the crumbling infrastructure.

6. St Louis to Dogon Country

1999-02-09 · 49m

Hollywood star Danny Glover rides the oldest line in Africa, the Bamako Express.

7. Singapore to Bangkok

1999-04-06 · 55m

Stephen Tompkinson relives the days of colonial train travel as a pampered passenger on the Eastern and Oriental Express.