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India: East to West

Great Railway JourneysSeries 4
Episode 1 of 7

Ian Hislop travels from Kolkata, the former capital of the British Raj and present seat of the Marxist government of West Bengal, to Rajasthan.

Ian Hislop travels through India from Kolkata, the former capital of the British Raj and present seat of the Marxist government of West Bengal, to the romantic desert forts of Rajasthan. Between journeys on a railway system that carries more than ten million passengers daily, Ian poses for photographs by the Taj Mahal, and visits the black hole in the desert where the Indians recently exploded a nuclear bomb.

55 minutes

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Fri 5 Apr 202402:10
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Credits

PresenterIan Hislop
ProducerGerry Troyna
DirectorGerry Troyna
Executive ProducerDavid Taylor

Broadcasts

  • Tue 5 Jan 199921:30
    BBC Two England
  • Mon 21 Dec 200909:00
    BBC Two Wales, Northern Ireland, England & Scotland only
  • Thu 4 Apr 202419:10
    BBC Four
  • Fri 5 Apr 202402:10
    BBC Four