Great Continental Railway Journeys - Season 4 Episode 2 Vienna to Trieste
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In Vienna, Michael Portillo encounters a pre-Cold War spy and learns about the concert that caused a riot in 1913. He then travels the Habsburg imperial line across the Semmering Pass, a line blasted through the Alps. In Graz, the former politician ventures underground at the Lurgrotte Caves to find out about a famous rescue operation of the past, then in Slovenia discovers how an earthquake in Ljubljana prompted its citizens to assert their national identity in architecture and art. Arriving in the Italian port of Trieste, Michael savours the imported coffee that fuelled a cafe culture.
- Title: Great Continental Railway Journeys
- Year: 2020
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: United Kingdom
- Studio: BBC Two
- Director: Michael Portillo
- Cast: Michael Portillo
- Crew: Jon Wygens (Music), John Comerford (Executive Producer)
- Keyword: europe, travel, railroad
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- IMDb: 8.70 / 10 by 7 users
- Popularity: 8.464
- First Air Date: Nov 08, 2012
- Last Air date: Sep 10, 2020
- Season: 7 Season
- Episode: 37 Episode
- Language: English
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