The World seen from the train

French TV series or program

The World seen from the train

Genre	Documentary
Written by	Olivier Weber
Directed by	Olivier Weber
Presented by	Olivier Weber
Country of origin	France
Original languages	French, English
Production
Running time	52 minutes
Original release
Network	Voyage National Geographic Fox International Channels France
Release	March 2011 (2011-03) – present

The World seen from the train (Le monde vu du train) is a French adventure travel television series presented and directed by Olivier Weber, an award-winning writer, novelist and reporter, known primarily for his coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The documentaries were inspired by the author's books and reports around the world.^[1]

Concept

Olivier Weber takes his camera on a tour of railway carriages and compartments throughout the world.^[2]^[3]

In several European Asian and Far East countries, the films take a new approach to the railway travel writing and filming genre by attempting to get to know people.^[4] Slices of life, scenery and stopovers are the main ingredients of the programmes.^[5]^[6]

Episodes

North India
South India
Turkey
Switzerland
South Africa 01
South Africa 02
North Thailand
SouthThailand
Scotland
Spain
Morocco
Portugal
Alps
Pyrenees
Ireland
Austria
Madagascar
Norway
Croatia
Quebec
Tunisia
Sicily
Czech Republic
Mauritania
United States
Mexico

References

^ The World seen from the train
^ Le Figaro : Reporting with a new form of journalism, human, in empathy
^ Le Nouvel Observateur: Travel-writer Olivier Weber is traveling and reporting by train
^ Télérama: The new South Africa seen by Olivier Weber
^ Télérama: La nouvelle Afrique du Sud vue par Olivier Weber
^ France-Inter: Travel-writer and reporter at large Olivier Weber on the road