Great Continental Railway Journeys - Season 7 Episode 4 Palermo to Mt Etna
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Michael Portillo’s 1936 Bradshaw’s Guide brings him to the Italian 'treasure island' of Sicily, full of natural beauty and 'scenery of the greatest charm'. But the interwar guide book also tells Michael that the head of government in Italy is the fascist leader Signor Benito Mussolini. On a railway journey from the capital, Palermo, through the ancient town of Agrigento and the port of Siracusa, to Europe’s largest volcano, Mount Etna, Michael explores Sicilian life under the dictatorship. Michael finds out how the dictator took on the mafia and asks whether it is true that under Mussolini, the trains ran on time.
- 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: 22.815
- First Air Date: Nov 08, 2012
- Last Air date: Sep 10, 2020
- Season: 7 Season
- Episode: 37 Episode
- Language: English
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