The Ghan: The Full Journey takes you on a passenger train ride travelling from Adelaide to Darwin. It's a very long 2997 kilometers / 1862 miles journey.
It's a dry and relentless train trip that takes its path through the rugged Australian outback. The majority of the viewing is hours of train tracks, lots and lots of train tracks, endless red dust and scattered trees. Sometimes a small town might pop up or a river. The style of TV/filming used is called - "Slow TV". There is no narration or background music. The viewing of this, is generally like your on the train. There are a couple of scenes filmed from the air and inside the train. Every now and then a map of Australia will pop up and show where the train is. There is also some text at times with information about the area where the train is. There is no drama, excitement or suspense. I'm not saying there has to be, but there is simply none at all.
The Ghan: The Full Journey runs over 6 episodes for a total of 16 - 17 hours of viewing.
Portions of this are interesting, but it soon becomes repetitive and tedious. I can't see how anyone could watch the full 16 - 17 hours of this? Even a train enthusiast would really struggle. But with some background music, narration and fewer hours, it could have been a whole lot more enjoyable to watch.
If you ever wondered what the the red centre of Australia looked like, or you are considering taking a trip on the Ghan, this might be worth flicking through for an 1 hour or 2.
If you have trouble sleeping try watching The Ghan: The Full Journey, it may help.
It's a dry and relentless train trip that takes its path through the rugged Australian outback. The majority of the viewing is hours of train tracks, lots and lots of train tracks, endless red dust and scattered trees. Sometimes a small town might pop up or a river. The style of TV/filming used is called - "Slow TV". There is no narration or background music. The viewing of this, is generally like your on the train. There are a couple of scenes filmed from the air and inside the train. Every now and then a map of Australia will pop up and show where the train is. There is also some text at times with information about the area where the train is. There is no drama, excitement or suspense. I'm not saying there has to be, but there is simply none at all.
The Ghan: The Full Journey runs over 6 episodes for a total of 16 - 17 hours of viewing.
Portions of this are interesting, but it soon becomes repetitive and tedious. I can't see how anyone could watch the full 16 - 17 hours of this? Even a train enthusiast would really struggle. But with some background music, narration and fewer hours, it could have been a whole lot more enjoyable to watch.
If you ever wondered what the the red centre of Australia looked like, or you are considering taking a trip on the Ghan, this might be worth flicking through for an 1 hour or 2.
If you have trouble sleeping try watching The Ghan: The Full Journey, it may help.
