Great Continental Railway Journeys - Season 7 Episode 4 Palermo to Mt Etna
Michael Portillo’s 1936 Bradshaw’s Guide brings him to the Italian 'treasure island' of Sicily, full of natural beauty and 'scenery of the greatest charm'. But the interwar guide book also tells Michael that the head of government in Italy is the fascist leader Signor Benito Mussolini. On a railway journey from the capital, Palermo, through the ancient town of Agrigento and the port of Siracusa, to Europe’s largest volcano, Mount Etna, Michael explores Sicilian life under the dictatorship. Michael finds out how the dictator took on the mafia and asks whether it is true that under Mussolini, the trains ran on time.
Year: 2025
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC Two
Director: Michael Portillo
Cast: Michael Portillo
Crew: Alison Kreps (Editor), Dave Minchin (Director), Jon Wygens (Music), John Comerford (Executive Producer)
First Air Date: Nov 08, 2012
Last Air date: Apr 04, 2025
Season: 8 Season
Episode: 57 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 8.63/10 by 8.00 users
Popularity: 26.5184
Language: English
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