Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 6 Episode 1 - Kiev to Odessa

Airdate: 2018-Mar-08

Episode summary:

With his Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide in hand, Michael Portillo ventures east to a land which a century ago was part of the Russian Empire and today is the independent state of Ukraine. Beginning in the capital Kiev, Michael explores the city described in his century-old Bradshaw as the Jerusalem of Russia. At Kiev's beautiful St Sophia Cathedral he seeks to understand the history behind Ukraine's current conflict with its vast neighbour and discovers how Ukraine adopted Orthodox Christianity.

About Great Continental Railway Journeys series:

“Great Continental Railway Journeys” follows Michael Portillo as he attempts to retrace the journeys featured in George Bradshaw’...Show more >