Great Asian Railway Journeys - Season 1 Episode 19 Raffles Place to Botanic Gardens
Michael Portillo’s south east Asian railway tour reaches its final stop - the phenomenally successful island city state of Singapore.
In the historic centre, Michael discovers Singapore’s maritime origins and the vision of the 19th-century Englishman who put it on the map. In the Long Bar at the iconic Raffles Hotel, Michael treats himself to a Singapore sling, now a world-famous cocktail. A boat trip along the Singapore River reveals how trade flourished under British colonial rule. And Michael marvels the scale of shipping today on a visit to a vast construction site, where a new mega port will strengthen Singapore’s position as a global trading hub.
In Chinatown, Michael dines with an artist and his family and learns about the history of the Chinese community. At the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Michael helps to keep the orchids blooming, and later, he enjoys an extraordinary spectacle at gardens of a very different kind down by the bay.
Year: 2020
Genre: Documentary
Country: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam
Studio: BBC Two
Director: Dave Minchin
Cast: Michael Portillo
Crew: Alison Kreps (Editor), Dave Minchin (Director), Cassie Farrell (Director), George Boyle (Director), Frances Beere (Story Editor), Jon Wygens (Music)
First Air Date: Jan 27, 2020
Last Air date: Feb 29, 2020
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 20 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 7.50/10 by 2.00 users
Popularity: 8.535
Language: Cantonese, English, Indonesian, Malay, Portuguese, Thai, Vietnamese
Keyword : railroad
Season
Season 1
Episode
Kowloon to Wan Chai
Hong Kong University to Lantau Island
Chiang Mai to Lampang
Ayutthaya to River Kwai
Bangkok
Bangkok to Hua Hin
Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet
Da Nang to Hoi An
Hue to Ninh Binh
Hanoi to Ha Long Bay
Jakarta to Bogor
Jakarta to Borobudur/Kutoarjo
Yogyakarta to Ambarawa
Ambarawa to Surabaya
Penang to Kuala Kangsar
Kuala Kangsar to Cameron Highlands
Kuala Lumpur to Melaka
Melaka to Johor Bahru
Raffles Place to Botanic Gardens
Chinatown to Gardens by the Bay
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