Monday 1 June, 7:30am - 8:00amon BBC Two HD

Great Continental Railway Journeys

Name: 6:30pm - Series 9 Episode 7
Start: 2026-06-02T17:30:00Z
End: 2026-06-02T18:00:00Z
Location: BBC Two

Series 9 Episode 14: Szeged

At Budapest's historic Nyugati station, Michael Portillo explores its sumptuous royal waiting room, built specially for the Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph I and his empress, Elizabeth.

Category: Documentary / Travel
Original air date: 04/06/2026

Cast and crew

Michael PortilloHost

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