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Great Central Asian Railway Journeys Series 1 Episodes

    Tashkent

    1/5 Michael Portillo embarks on a thrilling new railway adventure following the Silk Road.

    Tashkent to Samarkand

    2/5 Michael Portillo witnesses the magnificent architecture of the Registan in Samarkand.

    Samarkand

    3/5 Michael Portillo鈥檚 railway adventure in Uzbekistan continues in Samarkand.

    Samarkand to Bukhara

    4/5 Michael uncovers the Central Asian origins of the apple and visits Bukhara.

    Bukhara to the Kyzylkum Desert

    5/5 Michael Portillo鈥檚 railway adventure reaches its finale in the historic city of Bukhara.