Great Continental Railway Journeys

Aboard the Golden Pass Express, Michael Portillo wends his way in style down steep mountainsides from Interlaken to the Swiss Riviera. In Lausanne, he contends with a knife-wielding robotic arm at a renowned centre of science and technology. Michael is impressed by the robot's skills in the kitchen and witnesses a groundbreaking prosthetic that allows amputees to feel heat and cold.

Category

Documentary / Travel

Original air date

28/03/2025