Great Asian Railway Journeys - Season 1 Episode 10 : Hanoi to Ha Long Bay

Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Jan 27, 2020

1 - 1

Kowloon to Wan Chai Jan 27, 2020
1 - 2

Hong Kong University to Lantau Island Jan 28, 2020
1 - 3

Chiang Mai to Lampang Feb 29, 2020
1 - 4

Ayutthaya to River Kwai Jan 30, 2020
1 - 5

Bangkok Jan 31, 2020
1 - 6

Bangkok to Hua Hin Feb 03, 2020
1 - 7

Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet Feb 04, 2020
1 - 8

Da Nang to Hoi An Feb 05, 2020
1 - 9

Hue to Ninh Binh Feb 06, 2020
1 - 10

Hanoi to Ha Long Bay Feb 07, 2020
1 - 11

Jakarta to Bogor Feb 10, 2020
1 - 12

Jakarta to Borobudur/Kutoarjo Feb 11, 2020
1 - 13

Yogyakarta to Ambarawa Feb 12, 2020
1 - 14

Ambarawa to Surabaya Feb 13, 2020
1 - 15

Penang to Kuala Kangsar Feb 14, 2020
1 - 16

Kuala Kangsar to Cameron Highlands Feb 15, 2020
1 - 17

Kuala Lumpur to Melaka Feb 18, 2020
1 - 18

Melaka to Johor Bahru Feb 19, 2020
1 - 19

Raffles Place to Botanic Gardens Feb 20, 2020
1 - 20

Chinatown to Gardens by the Bay Feb 21, 2020

Overview

Steered by his 1913 Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael continues his thousand-mile journey through what was then French Indochina and is today the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Approaching Hanoi aboard the Unification Railway, Michael passes the famous train street, where the locomotive passes within centimetres of the houses either side of the tracks. Checking into the capital’s famous Metropole Hotel, built at the time of his guidebook, Michael discovers a bunker where guests sheltered from American bombardment during the Vietnam War. And at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Michael hears about the nationalist leader and his struggle for independence for Vietnam. Egg coffee is a new experience in the Old Quarter and a water puppet show is a hit.

Year 2020

Studio BBC Two

Director Dave Minchin

Crew Alison Kreps (Editor), Cassie Farrell (Director), George Boyle (Director), Dave Minchin (Director), Jon Wygens (Music), Frances Beere (Story Editor)

Popularity 1.0487

Language Cantonese, English, Indonesian, Malay, Portuguese, Thai, Vietnamese