Series 2 (2017)

St Louis, Missouri
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January 23, 2017 • 29m

Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic once more to ride the railroads of North America with his faithful Appleton's Guide to the U...Read more

St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri
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January 24, 2017 • 29m

Michael continues his American rail journey west from St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri, following the tracks of European settl...Read more

Sedalia to Kansas City, Missouri
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January 25, 2017 • 29m

Following in the footsteps of European settlers, Michael Portillo rolls westwards across the United States. With true frontier spi...Read more

Kansas City to St Joseph, Missouri
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January 26, 2017 • 29m

On the next leg of his American adventure, Michael Portillo hits cowboy central in the former meat-packing capital of America - Ka...Read more

Lawrence to Topeka, Kansas
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January 27, 2017 • 29m

Michael Portillo continues his 1,500-mile journey through the American Wild West, armed with his 19th-century Appleton's Guide. In...Read more

Dodge City to Lamar, Colorado
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January 30, 2017 • 29m

Michael Portillo's first stop aboard the Southwest Chief is Dodge City, Kansas, a famous frontier town of the Old West, where he v...Read more

La Junta, Colorado, to Pueblo, New Mexico
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January 31, 2017 • 29m

Michael Portillo hits ranching territory in Las Animas County, Colorado, where he follows in the footsteps of 19th-century dudes f...Read more

Canon City, Colorado, to Colorado Springs
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February 1, 2017 • 29m

Michael Portillo reaches the Rocky Mountains of Colorado at Canon City, from where he heads out into the spectacular gorge of the ...Read more

Santa Fe to Acoma, New Mexico
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February 2, 2017 • 29m

Michael Portillo arrives in Santa Fe, the state capital of New Mexico, and once the capital of a Spanish kingdom. He explores the ...Read more

Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Grand Canyon, Arizona
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February 3, 2017 • 29m

Michael Portillo is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a city situated on the Rio Grande River. Once the headquarters of the Acheson, Top...Read more

The Twin Cities, St Paul
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February 6, 2017 • 29m

Michael Portillo begins a new journey from Minnesota's Twin Cities in the north of the US to Memphis, Tennessee, in the Deep South...Read more

The Twin Cities, Minneapolis
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February 7, 2017 • 29m

Michael Portillo continues his journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the Deep South. Michael discovers the story of Hia...Read more

Red Wing, Minnesota, to La Crosse, Wisconsin
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February 8, 2017 • 29m

Michael Portillo continues his journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the Deep South. Steered by his Appleton's Guideboo...Read more

Tomah to Portage, Wisconsin
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February 9, 2017 • 29m

Michael Portillo continues his journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the Deep South. Michael reaches Tomah, Wisconsin, ...Read more

Milwaukee to Racine, Wisconsin
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February 10, 2017 • 29m

Michael Portillo continues his journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the Deep South. Michael is in Milwaukee, located o...Read more

Chicago, The Windy City
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February 13, 2017 • 29m

Michael Portillo is blown away by the skyscrapers in Illinois's Windy City, where he discovers how modern Chicago's skyline replac...Read more

Chicago, US Rail Hub
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February 14, 2017 • 29m

Michael Portillo continues his 1,000-mile journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the home of the blues in Memphis, Tennes...Read more

Homewood to Champaign, Illinois
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February 15, 2017 • 29m

Steered by his Appleton's Guide, Michael Portillo continues his 1,000-mile rail journey south from Chicago through Kankakee to Cha...Read more

Mattoon, Illinois to Columbus, Kentucky
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February 16, 2017 • 29m

Armed with his 19th-century Appleton's Guide, Michael Portillo continues his 1,000-mile journey, beginning and ending on the Missi...Read more

Memphis, Tennessee
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February 17, 2017 • 29m

Armed with his Appleton's Guide, Michael Portillo travels the lower Mississippi aboard a paddle steamer to hear about the life and...Read more