Penang to Kuala Kangsar

Great Asian Railway Journeys Season 1 Episode 15

Overview:
Michael Portillo’s 2,500-mile rail tour of south east Asia reaches Malaysia.

On the island of Penang, Michael traces the origins of the former British colony in Georgetown, rides one of the world’s steepest funicular railways and is enchanted by exotic specimens at Malaysia’s first butterfly sanctuary.

Travelling on Malaysia’s hi-tech railway network, Michael visits the wettest town in the country, Taiping, and learns how the discovery of tin made this land a prized possession for Britain.

Next stop is the regal town of Kuala Kangsar, home to the Sultan of Perak and to one of Malaysia’s most prestigious schools, known as the ‘Eton of the East’. Michael joins pupils in a game of Eton Fives.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : Michael Portillo

Release Date : 2020-02-14

Duration : 30 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 1)

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1. Kowloon to Wan Chai
Hong Kong University to Lantau Island
2. Hong Kong University to Lantau Island
Chiang Mai to Lampang
3. Chiang Mai to Lampang
Ayutthaya to River Kwai
4. Ayutthaya to River Kwai
Bangkok
5. Bangkok
Bangkok to Hua Hin
6. Bangkok to Hua Hin
Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet
7. Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet
Da Nang to Hoi An
8. Da Nang to Hoi An
Hue to Ninh Binh
9. Hue to Ninh Binh
Hanoi to Ha Long Bay
10. Hanoi to Ha Long Bay
Jakarta to Bogor
11. Jakarta to Bogor
Jakarta to Borobudur/Kutoarjo
12. Jakarta to Borobudur/Kutoarjo
Yogyakarta to Ambarawa
13. Yogyakarta to Ambarawa
Ambarawa to Surabaya
14. Ambarawa to Surabaya
Penang to Kuala Kangsar
15. Penang to Kuala Kangsar
Kuala Kangsar to Cameron Highlands
16. Kuala Kangsar to Cameron Highlands
Kuala Lumpur to Melaka
17. Kuala Lumpur to Melaka
Melaka to Johor Bahru
18. Melaka to Johor Bahru
Raffles Place to Botanic Gardens
19. Raffles Place to Botanic Gardens
Chinatown to Gardens by the Bay
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