Episode 1

S1 E1: The veteran newsman boards the Maharajas Express - an extraordinary train that recreates the heritage of India's richest kings - for an eight day tour of India, taking in its most wondrous sights. Thirty years after he last visited as a foreign correspondent, he sees how India is rapidly transforming itself into an economic superpower, complete with high-tech factories, five-star hotels and the most expensive home on the planet.