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Salamanca to Canfranc

60 min

Orleans to Reims

60 min

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Berlin to Stuttgart

60 min

Palermo to Mt Etna

60 min

Linz to Bratislava

60 min

Stockholm to the Arctic Circle

60 min

Great Continental Railway Journeys

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20121h8.5

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Berlin to Stuttgart

Season 7 · Episode 3 · Aug 12, 2020

Michael Portillo embarks on a rail journey through Germany, steered by a Bradshaw’s Continental Railway Guide published in 1936. His unique window on Europe between the world wars takes him through a tumultuous period in German history, when the nation’s first democracy and its vibrant culture of art, design and decadence were swept away by fascism, nationalism and the increasing likelihood of war. In a vast stadium, Michael hears how new rail lines were constructed to transport crowds of spectators to the Nazi Olympic Games of 1936. Michael learns how a planned boycott by the United States and other European nations failed and how the success of a black American athlete undermined the Nazi ideology of Aryan superiority.

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Great Continental Railway Journeys

TV Series

20121h8.5

Documentary

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Berlin to Stuttgart

Season 7 · Episode 3 · Aug 12, 2020

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