Aired Wednesday August 3, 6:00pm - 6:30pmon BBC Four HD

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 3 Episode 16: Santa Clara to Santa Cruz

Michael Portillo's thousand mile rail journey through California continues south toward Santa Clara in the heart of Silicon Valley and ends in the surf of Santa Cruz. In a high tech bar, where robots wait on the customers, he traces the origins of modern day search engines and social media to an institution founded by a railroad baron. At tech giant Intel, Michael glimpses the future on a test drive in an autonomous car.

Category
Documentary / Travel
Original air date
2018-02-12
Cast and crew
  • Dave MinchinDirector
  • Michael PortilloHost