Great Continental Railway Journeys

*Great Continental Railway Journeys*
Great Continental Railway Journeys
Genre	Travel documentary
Presented by	Michael Portillo
Composer	Jon Wygens
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	8
No. of episodes	37
Production
Executive producer	John Comerford
Producers	Michelle Heeley (series 1); Alison Kreps;
Running time	Series 1 - 7: 60 minutes Series 8: 28 minutes
Production company	Boundless
Original release
Network	BBC Two (2012-); BBC Two HD (2013-); BBC HD (2012);
Release	8 November 2012 –; present
Related
	Great Railway Journeys; Great British Railway Journeys; Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo (2014); Great American Railroad Journeys; Great Indian Railway Journeys; Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys; Great Canadian Railway Journeys; Great Australian Railway Journeys;

Great Continental Railway Journeys is a British television documentary series presented by Michael Portillo. In the early series, Portillo explores the railway networks of continental Europe, but in later series he also ventured further afield. He refers to a 1913 copy of Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide, as he describes how the places he visits have changed since Edwardian times. The first series was originally broadcast on BBC Two in 2012 and the seventh series first aired in 2020. After a five year hiatus, it was announced that a new series was to be shown in 2025 as part of the BBC's contribution to the "Railway 200" celebrations.