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Season 1 Episode
- Season 1 Kowloon to Wan Chai
- Season 1 Hong Kong University to Lantau Island
- Season 1 Chiang Mai to Lampang
- Season 1 Ayutthaya to River Kwai
- Season 1 Bangkok
- Season 1 Bangkok to Hua Hin
- Season 1 Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet
- Season 1 Da Nang to Hoi An
- Season 1 Hue to Ninh Binh
- Season 1 Hanoi to Ha Long Bay
- Season 1 Jakarta to Bogor
- Season 1 Jakarta to Borobudur/Kutoarjo
- Season 1 Yogyakarta to Ambarawa
- Season 1 Ambarawa to Surabaya
- Season 1 Penang to Kuala Kangsar
- Season 1 Kuala Kangsar to Cameron Highlands
- Season 1 Kuala Lumpur to Melaka
- Season 1 Melaka to Johor Bahru
- Season 1 Raffles Place to Botanic Gardens
- Season 1 Chinatown to Gardens by the Bay
Great Asian Railway Journeys - Season 1 Episode 17 Kuala Lumpur to Melaka
7.50 30 minutes Michael Portillo continues his 2,500-mile rail tour of south east Asia. On this leg, he explores the phenomenal growth of Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, from muddy swamp to seat of British colonial power to the financial and economic tiger of today.
Michael discovers Kuala Lumpur’s 19th-century origins as a tin mine and tries his hand crafting jewellery at the Royal Selangor pewter factory.
In a traditional quarter of the city, untouched by modern development, Michael tastes the Malaysian national dish nasi lemak before investigating the scandalous behaviour of the Britain’s resident general at the turn of the 20th century.
