Great American Railroad Journeys - Season 2 Episode 5 Lawrence to Topeka, Kansas
Michael Portillo continues his 1,500-mile journey through the American Wild West, armed with his 19th-century Appleton's Guide. In Lawrence, Kansas, Michael enjoys a prairie chicken dance with a student of the Haskell Indian Nations University and learns how Native American Indians were treated in the 19th century. Michael joins the Jayhawks basketball team in the famous Allen Field house stadium with energetic encouragement from their cheerleaders, before travelling through Tornado Alley to Topeka to meet one of the first storm chasers in America. Driving out on the Great Plains, Michael learns about the Tallgrass Prairie and comes face to face with a herd of wild buffalo.
Year: 2020
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC Two
Director:
Cast: Michael Portillo
First Air Date: Feb 01, 2016
Last Air date: Mar 28, 2020
Season: 4 Season
Episode: 75 Episode
Runtime: 29 minutes
IMDb: 9.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 4.748
Language: English
Episode
St Louis, Missouri
St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri
Sedalia to Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City to St Joseph, Missouri
Lawrence to Topeka, Kansas
Dodge City to Lamar, Colorado
La Junta, Colorado, to Pueblo, New Mexico
Canon City, Colorado, to Colorado Springs
Santa Fe to Acoma, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Grand Canyon, Arizona
The Twin Cities, St Paul
The Twin Cities, Minneapolis
Red Wing, Minnesota, to La Crosse, Wisconsin
Tomah to Portage, Wisconsin
Milwaukee to Racine, Wisconsin
Chicago, The Windy City
Chicago, US Rail Hub
Homewood to Champaign, Illinois
Mattoon, Illinois to Columbus, Kentucky
Memphis, Tennessee