Travels with Palin — Season 1, Episode 1: Great Railway Journeys of the World: Confessions of a Trainspotter
Comedy, Documentary • 37 min • 9 seasons, 52 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
Palin's first travel documentary was part of the 1980 BBC Television series Great Railway Journeys of the World, in which, humorously reminiscing about his childhood hobby of train spotting, he travelled throughout the UK by train, from London to the Kyle of Lochalsh, via Manchester, York, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh and Inverness.
About Travels with Palin
"From what I gather, people feel they are doing a journey with me. They like following someone who is relatively inexpert, who likes to travel but is by no means an authority."