Great Continental Railway Journeys S4E2 - Vienna to Trieste
Great Continental Railway Journeys S4E2 - Vienna to Trieste
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In Vienna, Michael Portillo encounters a pre-Cold War spy and learns about the concert that caused a riot in 1913. He then travels the Habsburg imperial line across the Semmering Pass, a line blasted through the Alps. In Graz, the former politician ventures underground at the Lurgrotte Caves to find out about a famous rescue operation of the past, then in Slovenia discovers how an earthquake in Ljubljana prompted its citizens to assert their national identity in architecture and art. Arriving in the Italian port of Trieste, Michael savours the imported coffee that fuelled a cafe culture.
Released Nov 08, 2012
Runtime 60min
Genre Documentary
Actor Michael Portillo
Director Michael Portillo
Production BBC