Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways

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
Original release
NetworkChannel 5
Release5 December 2012 (2012-12-05) –
3 December 2020 (2020-12-03)
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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 from 5 December 2012 to 3 December 2020.

  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. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.