Great Continental Railway Journeys

Season 7 Episode 6: Stockholm to the Arctic Circle

Michael Portillo embarks on a scenic, thousand-mile rail journey from the Swedish capital, Stockholm, to Abisko in the northern reaches of the Arctic Circle. Steered by his 1936 edition of Bradshaw’s Continental Railway Guide, Michael boards a steam train to celebrate Midsummer in Marielund, learns to decorate a Dala horse in Mora and takes an icy dip in one of the country’s 96,000 lakes.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

9

Episodes:

76

Cast:

Michael Portillo

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

2012

Rating:

8.5