Les Trains du monde: Madrid to Gibraltar

SYNOPSIS

Michael Portillo once again ventures onto the European rail network to retrace journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 publication Continental Guide, beginning with a journey through Spain. He visits the scene of an assassination attempt at a royal wedding in Madrid, before dancing with an unusual partner in Cordoba.
Michael Portillo concludes his trip through Spain as he retraces journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 publication Continental Guide. After sipping sherry in Jerez, he learns about Winston Churchill's tense diplomatic mission to Algeciras on Spain's Costa del Sol, and finishes with tales of British espionage in Gibraltar.