Great Continental Railway Journeys - Season 4 Episode 2 Vienna to Trieste
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.
Year: 2025
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC Two
Director: Michael Portillo
Cast: Michael Portillo
Crew: Alison Kreps (Editor), Dave Minchin (Director), Jon Wygens (Music), John Comerford (Executive Producer)
First Air Date: Nov 08, 2012
Last Air date: Apr 04, 2025
Season: 8 Season
Episode: 57 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 8.63/10 by 8.00 users
Popularity: 7.0897
Language: English
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