Great Canadian and Alaskan Railroad Journeys Series One – DVD
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All the episodes from the BBC documentary following Michael Portillo as he travels from Alaska to Canada taking as his guide the 1899 pamphlet 'Appleton's Guidebook to Alaska'. In this series, Portillo commences his journey on the Alaska Railroad, passing through incredible landscapes and learning the history behind the line stretching 470 miles. Portillo then takes his 1899 'Appleton's Canadian Guidebook' aboard the transcontinental railway 1000 miles across Canada, where he partakes in ice hockey and samples Canadian delicacies.