Chris tarrant has to contend with searing heat, sandstorms and missing tracks in australia as he follows the 2,000 milelong line from adelaide to darwin. The series combines celebrity travelogue with history, engineering, a lot of fun and some serious adventure. Its the height of summer, and temperatures are hot enough to melt chriss shoes. Chris tarrants extreme railways series 4 dvd madman. Chris continues his exploration of the worlds most extreme railway lines. Chris sets out on a mission to visit all four corners of ireland in just six days, on an ageing network that has seen better days. Chris tarrant is back with more fascinating and fun railway adventures. Over the last two and a half years, chris tarrant has travelled, literally, all around the world filming extreme railway journeys for channel 5. Chris tarrants extreme railways australias outback. Gives the viewer a good insight into the history,building and maintenance of these very different railways. Chris finds himself stuck in the heart of an african jungle, crossing the vast australian outback and exploring the monsoon coast of india.
Extreme railways series for channel 5, with locations including the congo ocean railway, the ghan across australia and the konkan railway. Tarrant is one of those people who exist naturally within the. For chris tarrant, travelling by train is the best possible way to explore a country, meet the real people and unlock its culture and history. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. The hugely successful tv series is already being repeated, and broadcast rights have been, and continue to be, picked up in other countries, while it is also being released on dvd. American public television 55 summer street boston, ma 02110 p. Tv presenter chris tarrant travels around the world to ride some of the most extreme railways that wind their way through some of the harshest terrain on earth. The railways that built britain with chris tarrant on.
Television presenter chris tarrant travels around the world to ride some of the most extreme railways that wind their way through some of the harshest terrain on earth. Chris tarrants extreme railways series 2 dvd instock. Its a country best known for civil war, nuclear disaster, soviet repression and. I watched this on television prior to buying it,i loved it then and i love it now. Chris tarrant 5 of the worlds most extreme but fun. The first episode of chris tarrants extreme railways was. We have 7 episodes of chris tarrants extreme railways in our archive. From the tiny coastal town of tocopilla, chris rides one of the steepest railways in the world as he scales the first 1,000 metres of the andes. Chris tarrant embarks on his first train in myanamar aka burma en route to mandalay.
Built by french colonists at a cost of tens of thousands of african lives, this railway connects the capital, brazzaville, far inland on the congo river, to the coast 310 miles away. With limited funds the myanamar government has tried. Extreme railway journeys, channel 5 as i sat down to watch it i was all fired up to get into some diatribe about the homogeneity of programming, about a lack of imagination in. In the third series of extreme railways, he explores the alaska railroad, sets out from a britishbuilt station. Catch up on chris tarrants extreme railways and watch. Chris tarrant extreme railway journeys episode 5 the great. Chris tarrant extreme railways s01e03 video dailymotion. Over a series of adventures, chris meets the drivers, engineers, local characters and fellow passengers as he finds out how these extreme railways were built. Built by french colonists at a cost of tens of thousands of african lives, this railway connects the capital of brazzaville, far inland on the congo river. Extreme railways next episode air date and your others favorite tv shows. In this special christmas edition of his trainbased travelogue series, chris tarrant heads across scandinavia on an epic journey from the. Extreme railway journeys season 1 episode 1 this week, chris is in the republic of the congo to experience one of the greatest surviving african railways of the colonial era. Watch chris tarrant extreme railways s01e03 racheldaniels55 on dailymotion.
Chris tarrant may no longer be at the helm of primetime quiz shows, but chris tarrant. Chris tarrants extreme railways is a tv show on australian national television from seven with an average rating of 3. Extreme railways next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show chris tarrant. An eyeopener journey every year, as the weather worsens, we brace ourselves for a storm of terrible excuses from the train operators. Find chris tarrants phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Myanmar burma, bolivia, siberia, cuba, japan and canada. Chris tarrants extreme railways the complete series two for chris tarrant, travelling by train is the best possible way to explore a country, meet. Chris tarrant, who is riding extreme railways for channel 5, explains why he has suddenly become fond of british commuter trains.
Arriving in ukraine, chris wonders what on earth he is doing here. Chris tarrant returns for a second series of extreme railway adventures. Add the shows you like to a watchlist and let the site take it from there. Chris travels from bangkok in thailand to mandalay in myanmar, tracing the route of the notorious burmasiam railway, built by second world war pows. Chris tarrants phone number, email, address spokeo.
The andes an imposing, dramatic mountain range that spans seven different countries and forms the backbone of south america. This series sees tv legend chris tarrant embark on turbulent adventures as he travels around the world to experience some of the worlds most extreme railways. Chris is in west africa to experience one of the greatest surviving african railways of the colonial era. Extreme railway journey across the andes highlives. Extreme railway journeys channel 5 seems like a nice, cosy place for him to. Railway buff chris tarrant embarks on a 200year journey from the rise of the steam locomotive in the 1820s to its demise in the 1960s, explaining how. Chris tarrant is in west africa to experience one of the greatest surviving african railways of the colonial era. Chris tarrants extreme railways series 3 dvd madman.
Chris tarrants extreme railway journeys by chris tarrants. The former quiz show veteran is resolutely uncurious and. Amazing train journeys around the world chris continues his railway adventures in this hit series for channel 5. Extreme railways with chris tarrant channel 5 could almost have featured in there but the reality is better than the title suggests. His journey starts in the southwest at cobh in co cork and his first stop is blarney castle, where chris kisses the famous stone, before he heads to the west coast to ride on an old local line saved by an eccentric local millionaire. In four new episodes, chris will be visiting countries where the development of railways has played a vital role in their history. Chris tarrants extreme railway journeys brings to life beautifully not only the romance of travelling by train, but also the sights, sounds and smells of the countries and places visited, while also illuminating the customs and attitudes of the people the author encountered along the way. In the fourth series of extreme railways, chris heads east from morocco venturing into the sahara to find out. Season 1 episode 1 railways that built britain sbs on. Chris travels from bangkok in thailand to mandalay in myanmar, tracing the route of the notorious burmasiam railway. Reviewed in the united kingdom on september 14, 2016. Last of three low budget c5 shows on the history of the railways.
Over a series of adventures, chris meets the drivers, engineers, local characters and fellow passengers as he finds out how these extreme. Lost files chris tarrant extreme railways hellfire pass duration. For chris travelling by train is the best way to explore a country, meet the people and unlock its treasures. Extreme railways is a tv show on british national television from channel 5 with an average rating of 3. Chris tarrant continues his exploration of the worlds most extreme railway lines. Extreme railway journeys is on tv, including series 4episode 4. Extreme railway journeys new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. Its a huge part of the world, an enormous area with valleys and mountains, and the trains were beautiful. Every year, as the weather worsens, we brace ourselves for a storm of terrible excuses from the train operators. Congos jungle railway connects brazzaville on the congo river to the african coast. Catch up on extreme railway journeys and watch online on. Extreme railways episode air dates and to stay in touch with chris tarrant.
Chris tarrant extreme railways goodbye swindon youtube. Series 2 episode 5 chris journeys across japan by rail, meeting one of the great architects of bullet trains, a singing conductor and. Chris tarrants madcap adventures travelling around the world by train. These seemingly unsurpassable peaks were recently the focus of a channel 5 documentary, in which chris tarrant explores the worlds most extreme railway journeys.