Aired Wednesday August 10, 11:50pm - 12:20amon BBC Four

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 3 Episode 20: La Jolla to San Diego

Michael Portillo joins the US Navy Pacific Fleet, birthplace of the elite flying academy, `Top Gun'. Aboard the Pacific Surfliner, he arrives first in the coastal town of La Jolla, where he takes to the water in a kayak to explore the extraordinary 75million year old caves. In San Diego, he picks up the trail of the industrialist and property speculator, John D Spreckels, who made the city boom in the 19th century and built a pavilion to house the largest outdoor pipe organ in the world.

Category
Documentary / Travel
Original air date
2018-02-16
Cast and crew
  • Dave MinchinDirector
  • Michael PortilloHost