Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways

Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways, also known as Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys, is a British television documentary series presented by Chris Tarrant for Channel 5.[1] In the series, Tarrant travels worldwide to visit railways that go through the harshest terrain.[2][3] He also travels on railways that are some of the world's oldest and most scenic,[4] and finds out their history.[5] So far, six series of the programme have aired since December 2012.

Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways
GenreTravel documentary
Presented byChris Tarrant
Theme music composerDavid Lowe, Simon Darlow
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series6
No. of episodes28
Production
Running time45 minutes
Release
Original networkChannel 5
Original release5 December 2012 (2012-12-05) –
present

History

Chris Tarrant was approached by Channel 5 to present three railway documentary episodes in 2012, and the result was Tarrant's trips to Congo, Australia and India, under the name Extreme Railways. Radio and television composers David Lowe and Simon Darlow provided music for the series.[6] Three years later, a second series was aired, titled Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys. As of 2020, six series have been produced.

On 12 March 2014, it was reported that Tarrant had suffered a mini stroke during a flight from Bangkok to London on 1 March 2014 while returning from overseas shooting for the programme.[7] Upon landing, he was rushed to Charing Cross Hospital where doctors did emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his right leg.

Series overview
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
135 December 2012 (2012-12-05)19 December 2012 (2012-12-19)
261 October 2015 (2015-10-01)5 November 2015 (2015-11-05)
3531 October 2016 (2016-10-31)19 December 2016 (2016-12-19)
456 November 2017 (2017-11-06)21 October 2018 (2018-10-21)
547 January 2019 (2019-01-07)28 January 2019 (2019-01-28)
6525 November 2019 (2019-11-25)3 December 2020 (2020-12-03)

Episodes

Season 1 (2012)
No. Episode First broadcast
1"Congo's Jungle Railway"5 December 2012 (2012-12-05)
2"Australia's Outback Railway"12 December 2012 (2012-12-12)
3"India's Monsoon Railway"19 December 2012 (2012-12-19)

Season 2 (2015)
No. Episode First broadcast
4"Railroad to Mandalay"1 October 2015 (2015-10-01)
5"Crossing the Andes"8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)
6"One Way Ticket to Siberia"15 October 2015 (2015-10-15)
7"Slow Train to Guantanamo Bay"22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
8"The Great Japanese Train Ride"29 October 2015 (2015-10-29)
9"The Railway That Created Canada"5 November 2015 (2015-11-05)

Season 3 (2016)
No. Episode First broadcast
10"Ice Train to Nowhere"31 October 2016 (2016-10-31)
11"Night Train to Patagonia"7 November 2016 (2016-11-07)
12"The Diamond Railway"14 November 2016 (2016-11-14)
13"Trans-Caucasus Railway"21 November 2016 (2016-11-21)
14"On the Xmas Express"19 December 2016 (2016-12-19)

Season 4 (2017–18)
No. Episode First broadcast
15"Destination Timbuktu"6 November 2017 (2017-11-06)
16"Crossing The Baltics"13 November 2017 (2017-11-13)
17"Return To Yugoslavia"20 November 2017 (2017-11-20)
18"Railway To The Holy Land"27 November 2017 (2017-11-27)
19"Railways of the Holocaust"28 October 2018 (2018-10-28)

Season 5 (2019)
No. Episode First broadcast
20"Conquering the Alps"7 January 2019 (2019-01-07)
21"The Train in Spain"14 January 2019 (2019-01-14)
22"A Railway Too Far?"21 January 2019 (2019-01-21)
23"The Reunification Express"28 January 2019 (2019-01-28)

Season 6 (2019)
No. Episode First broadcast
24"Railways of the Western Front"25 November 2019 (2019-11-25)
25"Last Train to Transylvania"2 December 2019 (2019-12-02)
26"The Eastern Express"9 December 2019 (2019-12-09)
27"Crossing the Emerald Isle"16 December 2019 (2019-12-16)
28"The Lunatic Express"3 December 2020 (2020-12-03)

Home media

So far, series 1 to 4 of Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways have been released on DVD.[8]

References
  1. Nicholson, Rebecca (7 November 2017). "Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys review: a grumbly host meets a tired format". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. "Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys Series and Episode Guides | TV from RadioTimes". Radio Times. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. "Chris Tarrant's extreme railway journeys". The Telegraph. 4 February 2016. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. "Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. "Tonight's TV: Two Doors Down and Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys". The National. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  6. "Chris Tarrant Extreme Railways". David Lowe Music. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  7. "Chris Tarrant suffers 'mini-stroke'". 12 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  8. Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railways: Series 1–4 |, retrieved 4 April 2019
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