Great American Railroad Journeys - Season 4 Episode 4 Vancouver Island to Kamloops
Michael Portillo explores British Columbia, steered by his Appleton’s Guide to Canada, published in 1899. He discovers how two superpowers nearly came to war over a pig and joins the Royal Canadian Navy to firefight on board the frigate HMCS Regina.
Starting on Vancouver Island, Michael explores the rich British heritage and colonial past of the provincial capital of British Columbia, Victoria. He discovers the origins of the immensely powerful fur-trading enterprise, the Hudson’s Bay Company and, in the affluent James Bay area of Victoria, he finds the former home of an early 20th-century artist who documented the art and culture of the indigenous people of the western coast, Emily Carr.
At Saanichton, Michael helps to carve a 36-foot totem pole in the studio of a present-day First Nations artist. In the wilderness of British Columbia,
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
Ninilchik to Wasilla
Talkeetna to Juneau
Skagway to Vancouver
Vancouver Island to Kamloops
Kamloops to Calgary
Halifax to Prince Edward Island
Springhill Junction to Quebec City
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre to Winnipeg
Portage la Prairie to Saskatoon
Edmonton to Jasper
Vancouver
Vancouver Island to San Juan Island
Port Moody to Kamloops
Kamloops to Banff
Calgary
Winnipeg
Portage La Prairie to Watrous
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Hinton to Jasper