Great Central Asian Railway Journeys
Tashkent
Season 1 Episode 1 of 5
Michael Portillo follows the old Silk Road trade routes through Uzbekistan, starting in the capital Tashkent, where he takes in its vast, vibrant market and samples popular Uzbek delicacies. He travels on the lavishly decorated Soviet-era underground, which was hidden from the outside world until 2018, when a ban on photographing it was lifted. Michael hears how an earthquake resulted in Tashkent becoming the capital of Soviet modernist architecture, and he makes his TikTok debut with a globally famous social-media sta
Great Central Asian Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two England at 8:30 AM, Wednesday 17 June. (Subtitles, repeat, sign language, audio description.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Dave Minchin
Director
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Alison Kreps
Executive Producer