Great Asian Railway Journeys - Season 1 Episode 19 : Raffles Place to Botanic Gardens

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

Michael Portillo’s south east Asian railway tour reaches its final stop - the phenomenally successful island city state of Singapore. In the historic centre, Michael discovers Singapore’s maritime origins and the vision of the 19th-century Englishman who put it on the map. In the Long Bar at the iconic Raffles Hotel, Michael treats himself to a Singapore sling, now a world-famous cocktail. A boat trip along the Singapore River reveals how trade flourished under British colonial rule. And Michael marvels the scale of shipping today on a visit to a vast construction site, where a new mega port will strengthen Singapore’s position as a global trading hub. In Chinatown, Michael dines with an artist and his family and learns about the history of the Chinese community. At the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Michael helps to keep the orchids blooming, and later, he enjoys an extraordinary spectacle at gardens of a very different kind down by the bay.

Year 2020

Studio BBC Two

Director Dave Minchin

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

Popularity 1.0023

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