Aired Friday 28 March, 7:30pm - 8:00pmon BBC Two

Great Continental Railway Journeys

Series 8 Episode 15: Zweisimmen to Lausanne

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
Cast and crew
  • Ben RowlandDirector
  • Michael PortilloHost