TV Great Continental Railway Journeys - Season 7 Episode 1 : Salamanca to Canfranc Great Continental Railway Journeys - Season 7 Episode 1 : Salamanca to Canfranc 8.4/10 by 11 users Michael Portillo sports a strikingly modern edition of his Bradshaw’s Continental Handbook, dated 1936. His destination lies close to his heart: the ancient kingdom of Spain and land of his father, recommended in Michael’s guidebook for its exceptional climate and glorious history. 1936 was a turbulent time in Spain, with political upheaval descending into a brutal civil war. Michael begins an emotional rail journey, which takes him deep into his family’s past and reveals the tentacles of the regime which forced his father into exile. Details Casts Posters Images Title Great Continental Railway Journeys - Season 7 Episode 1 : Salamanca to Canfranc Alternative Titles 欧洲铁路纪行, 乘着火车游欧洲, 坐着火车游欧洲, En tren por el viejo continente, Junamatka Eurooppaan, Les trains du monde, Nagy kontinentális vasúti utazások, Trans Europe Express, Vel'ké kontinentálne cesty po zeleznici First Air Date 2012-11-08 Last Air Date 2025-04-04 Number of Episodes 57 Number of Seasons 8 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Two, Casts Michael Portillo Plot Keywords , Self - Presenter Michael Portillo Episodes List Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 7 :Episode 1 Salamanca to Canfranc Salamanca to Canfranc 2020-07-29 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway... Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 7 :Episode 2 Orleans to Reims Orleans to Reims 2020-08-05 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway... Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 7 :Episode 3 Berlin to Stuttgart Berlin to Stuttgart 2020-08-12 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway... Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 7 :Episode 4 Palermo to Mt Etna Palermo to Mt Etna 2020-08-19 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway... Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 7 :Episode 5 Linz to Bratislava Linz to Bratislava 2020-09-02 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway... Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 7 :Episode 6 Stockholm to the Arctic Circle Stockholm to the Arctic Circle 2020-09-10 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway...