Great American Railroad Journeys
Los Angeles to San Diego
Season 3 of 20
Michael Portillo continues his tour of Los Angeles, joining the locals for Mexican Independence Day, and discovering the secrets of backyard oil drilling in a county that is home to the largest urban oil field in the US. Moving on to Laguna Beach, he learns how artists from the east coast travelled west on the Transcontinental Railroad to found a colony of painters attracted by the beautiful coastline and glorious light to paint outside
Great American Railroad Journeys airs on U&Yesterday at 7:00 PM, Tuesday 1 July. (Subtitles.)
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General
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Editor
Dave Minchin
Director