Great Korean Railway Journeys
Daejeon to Busan
Season 1 Episode 3 of 5
Leaving Seoul aboard South Korea's high-speed KTX train, Michael Portillo travels south through the heart of the country to explore how rail has shaped both its economy and identity. His first stop is Daejeon, a centre of science and education, where a local bakery founded by a North Korean refugee offers a small but telling story of post-war resilience
Great Korean Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two HD at 6:30 AM, Friday 8 May. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Ben Rowland
Director
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Alison Kreps
Executive Producer