10/05/2026
Watch five episodes of Great Central Asian Railway Journeys with Michael Portillo, to be broadcast daily on week of Monday 11th May to the 15th of May on BBC TWO at 6:30pm. Michael travels through Uzbekistan, tracing routes that echo the ancient Silk Road and visiting Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, as well as countryside, mountain areas and Kizil-Kum Desert. On this epic railway exploration through the heart of Central Asia, he explores a region shaped by empire, trade and faith. Through encounters along the line, he examines how modern railways now link places that were once at the crossroads of the world.
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