Aired Thursday 26 December, 12:00am - 1:00amon U&Yesterday

Great Continental Railway Journeys

Name: 12:00am - Series 5 Episode 5
Start: 2025-01-07T00:00:00Z
End: 2025-01-07T01:00:00Z
Location: U&Yesterday

Series 4 Episode 3: Pisa to Lake Garda

Michael discovers from a British engineer how the leaning tower of Pisa was rescued from near collapse. In Carrara, he finds out how the marble used by Michelangelo is still quarried today and is invited to chip away at a contemporary sculpture.

Category: Documentary / Travel
Original air date: 30/10/2015

Cast and crew

Michael PortilloHost

Upcoming broadcasts

Today, 12:00amon U&Yesterday
Series 4 Episode 6
Tomorrow, 12:00amon U&Yesterday
Series 5 Episode 1
Thursday 2 January, 12:00amon U&Yesterday
Series 5 Episode 2
Friday 3 January, 12:00amon U&Yesterday
Series 5 Episode 3
Saturday 4 January, 12:00amon U&Yesterday
Series 5 Episode 4
Tuesday 7 January, 12:00amon U&Yesterday
Series 5 Episode 5