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S08 Episode 1
Pula to Pazin
Michael Portillo mounts a valiant defence against fierce latter-day Roman gladiators in Pula's amphitheatre as he begins a journey across the Balkan countries of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
29 mins · Mon, 10 Mar 2025
S08 Episode 2
Buzet to Pag
Ably assisted by Lila, an expert labrador, Michael Portillo hunts for truffles in the Istrian countryside near the hilltop town of Buzet.
28 mins · Tue, 11 Mar 2025
S08 Episode 3
Knin to Split
Michael Portillo’s railway adventure reaches the Dalmatian coastal city of Zadar, once an important Venetian trading hub and still a centre for the production of Maraschino cherry liqueur.
28 mins · Wed, 12 Mar 2025
S08 Episode 4
Sarajevo
In Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia, Michael Portillo traces the fateful last journey in 1914 of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie.
29 mins · Thu, 13 Mar 2025
S08 Episode 5
Mostar to Dubrovnik
Michael Portillo enjoys a journey on the historic line from Sarajevo to Mostar, descending 600 metres through the Dinaric Alps, reflecting on the divisions which tour apart the old Yugoslavia.
29 mins · Fri, 14 Mar 2025
