Great Australian Railway Journeys

Michael Portillo embarks on a rail adventure aboard the transcontinental Indian Pacific Railway, from the southern port city of Adelaide, South Australia, 1,700 miles deep into the desert, to the gold rush town of Kalgoorlie, and finishes in Perth, Western Australia. First, Michael explores McLaren Vale, where an enterprising early 19th century Briton with a murky past began to grow vines.