Great Continental Railway Journeys
St Pancras to Brussels
Season 9 Episode 6 of 15
Michael Portillo sets out on a trip across Belgium, starting his adventure by boarding the Eurostar at London's St Pancras International to travel to the Belgian capital Brussels. Once there, he visits the city's Theatre Royal, learning how an impassioned opera performance led to revolution on the streets and the birth of an independent nation
Great Continental Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two HD at 6:30 PM, Monday 25 May. (Subtitles, new, audio description.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Ben Rowland
Director
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Alison Kreps
Executive Producer