Bradshaw’s 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel in hand, Michael Portillo embarks on a stunning rail journey from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to the Indian capital, New Delhi. From the gateway to the desert at Jodhpur, Michael travels by camel along what was the Silk Route to the village of Osiyan, where desert tribes still follow traditional lives.\n\nHeading east, Michael reaches Rajasthan and its pink capital, Jaipur, where he receives a royal invitation to the Maharajah’s palace and a polo masterclass.\n\nClose to Amer, a former Mahout, or elephant driver, who now runs a sanctuary for the animals, shows Michael how to care for them. Michael’s Golden Triangle route continues east to drought-prone Bandikui, where he discovers an extraordinary structure, over a thousand years old - one of India’s largest and deepest step wells.
Source: BBC 2
Series 1: 4. Lucknow To Kolkata
On an epic railway journey from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata in West Bengal, Michael Portillo uses his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, pu ...
10-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 1: 3. Mysuru To Chennai
Michael Portillo's Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel leads him on railway journey through the modern south Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nad ...
09-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 1: 2. Jodhpur To Delhi
Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel in hand, Michael embarks on a stunning rail journey from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to the Indian capital, taki ...
05-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 1: 1. Amritsar To Shimla
Guided by his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo travels across India. He embarks on a classic rail journey from Amritsar to Shiml ...
04-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 1 Reversions: 6. Lucknow To Kolkata Part 2
Michael Portillo resumes his rail journey from Lucknow to Kolkata following his 1913 Bradshaw’s Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel. He visits the Buddhist mo ...
05-03-2019
BBC 2
Series 1 Reversions: 5. Lucknow To Kolkata Part 1
Steered by his Bradshaw’s 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo embarks on an epic railway journey from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkat ...
04-03-2019
BBC 2
Series 1 Reversions: 4. Jodhpur To Delhi Part 2
Michael Portillo resumes his rail journey from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to the Indian capital, New Delhi, his Bradshaw’s 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial ...
28-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 1 Reversions: 3. Jodhpur To Delhi Part 1
Bradshaw’s 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel in hand, Michael Portillo embarks on a stunning rail journey from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to the India ...
27-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 1 Reversions: 2. Amritsar To Shimla Part 2
Clutching his Bradshaw’s Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, published in 1913, Michael is en route to Shimla, the former summer seat of the British Raj.\n\nA ...
26-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 1 Reversions: 1. Amritsar To Shimla Part 1
Guided by his Bradshaw’s 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo embarks on a journey through time from the British Raj to the India of toda ...
25-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 1: 4. Lucknow To Kolkata
On an epic railway journey from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata in West Bengal, Michael Portillo uses his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, pu ...
10-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 1: 1. Amritsar To Shimla
Guided by his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo travels across India. He embarks on a classic rail journey from Amritsar to Shiml ...
04-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 1: 3. Mysuru To Chennai
Michael Portillo's Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel leads him on railway journey through the modern south Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nad ...
09-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 1 Reversions: 4. Jodhpur To Delhi Part 2
Michael Portillo resumes his rail journey from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to the Indian capital, New Delhi, his Bradshaw’s 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial ...
28-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 1 Reversions: 5. Lucknow To Kolkata Part 1
Steered by his Bradshaw’s 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo embarks on an epic railway journey from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkat ...
04-03-2019
BBC 2
Series 1 Reversions: 1. Amritsar To Shimla Part 1
Guided by his Bradshaw’s 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo embarks on a journey through time from the British Raj to the India of toda ...
25-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 1: 2. Jodhpur To Delhi
Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel in hand, Michael embarks on a stunning rail journey from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to the Indian capital, taki ...
05-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 1 Reversions: 6. Lucknow To Kolkata Part 2
Michael Portillo resumes his rail journey from Lucknow to Kolkata following his 1913 Bradshaw’s Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel. He visits the Buddhist mo ...
05-03-2019
BBC 2
Series 1 Reversions: 2. Amritsar To Shimla Part 2
Clutching his Bradshaw’s Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, published in 1913, Michael is en route to Shimla, the former summer seat of the British Raj.\n\nA ...
26-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 1 Reversions: 3. Jodhpur To Delhi Part 1
Bradshaw’s 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel in hand, Michael Portillo embarks on a stunning rail journey from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to the India ...
27-02-2019
BBC 2