FilmOn viewers can watch travel documentary “Great Continental Railway Journeys” for free on FilmOn. The documentary, shown on BBC Two, features presenter Michael Portillo as he travels the same pathway Edwardian vacationers took while living the life of luxury. Here’s more about the program.

Michael Portillo follows in the footsteps of Edwardian travellers to trace a route recommended in Bradshaw’s guide, journeying from the heart of France to the Mediterranean coast. He begins in the capital of cuisine, Lyon, where he finds out about the early 20th-century Meres Lyonnaises, to whom the city owes its gastronomic reputation. Ever keen to try his hand, Michael takes instruction from a top chef on how to make an omelette, but his efforts fail to impress.

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Great Continental Railway Journeys

By Monique Jones

Monique Jones blogs about race and culture in entertainment, particularly movies and television. You can read her articles at Racialicious, and her new site, COLOR . You can also listen to her new podcast, What would Monique Say.

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