Copenhagen to Oslo: Part 1
Michael Portillo explores Scandinavia, braving one of the world's oldest rollercoasters, sampling a smorgasbord and test driving a vintage Volvo.
Armed with his 1913 railway guide, Michael Portillo explores Scandinavia and discovers the royal roots of early-20th-century British travellers' close dynastic ties with the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway. After braving one of the world's oldest rollercoasters in Copenhagen's famous Tivoli Gardens, Michael takes the train across the Oresund Bridge linking Denmark to Sweden, where he retraces the tracks of a train which carried a revolutionary Russian passenger on an epic voyage.
In Lund, he samples a smorgasbord before having a Highland fling in Gothenburg, where he test drives a vintage Volvo. Crossing the border again into Norway, Michael discovers how in 1913 this young nation expressed its own distinctively modern identity in plays, paintings and polar exploration.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Michael Portillo |
Series Producer | Alison Kreps |
Executive Producer | John Comerford |
Broadcasts
- Tue 25 Feb 2014 18:30
- Tue 10 Mar 2015 19:30
- Wed 26 Aug 2015 20:00
- Thu 11 Jan 2018 19:30
Steam Railways
A collection of programmes from the 麻豆官网首页入口 archives on the beauty of steam locomotives.