Ep1: Liverpool to Eccles. Michael begins his journey on the world's first passenger railway line, l...

Michael is in Manchester to find out more about George Bradshaw himself. He also gets fitted for a t...

Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, finds out about the lates...

Michael searches for the last liquorice grower in Pontefract, discovers how the railways turned Hull...

Michael goes bird-watching on the wild cliffs of Flamborough Head, learns to decipher traditional kn...

Michael explores the origins of the temperance movement in Preston, samples the attractions of Black...

Michael returns to the historic Settle-Carlisle line to find out what has happened to it since he he...

Michael takes a steamboat tour of Lake Windermere, visits Wordsworth's home village of Grasmere and...

Michael meets the wild clansmen of Carlisle, the Border Reivers, witnesses a wedding in Gretna Green...

Michael makes apple juice in the Clyde valley orchards, pays a thrilling visit to the top of the For...

Michael finds out about free holiday trains for the GWR workers in Swindon, samples the Spa in Bath,...

Michael samples local Cheddar strawberries, explores Cheddar Gorge and the famous caves, and visits...

Michael finds out about Torquay's micro climate, goes salmon fishing on the Dart estuary and spends...

Michael visits the largest clay mine in the world near St Austell, goes pilchard fishing in Mevagiss...

Michael searches for the lost church of St Piran, explores the last working tin mine in Cornwall and...

Michael visits an architectural wonder, the Duke of Devonshire's stables in Buxton, helps to repair...

Michael visits the oldest working factory in the world at Cromford, explores the country's first pub...

Michael meets the queen's saddler in Walsall, learns how to cook an authentic Indian curry in Birmin...

Michael relives the Coventry Blitz, meets the last pure breed Aylesbury duck farmer in Buckinghamshi...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. I...

Brighton to Cromer - Ep 1. Brighton to Crystal Palace. Michael finds out about Brighton's Victorian...

Brighton to Cromer - Ep 2. Waterloo to Canary Wharf. Michael finds out about the Stiff's express, a...

Brighton to Cromer - Ep 3. Enfield to Cambridge. Michael visits the Government Arms Factory at Enfi...

Brighton to Cromer - Ep 4. Ely to King's Lynn. Michael goes fishing with the last eel trapper on th...

Brighton to Cromer - Ep 5. Dereham to Cromer. Michael gets the rare chance to drive a heritage dies...

Ledbury to Holyhead - Ep 6. Ledbury to Shrewsbury. Michael tastes the Victorian drink perry, a kind...

Ledbury to Holyhead - Ep 7. Telford to Wrexham. Michael visits the world's first Iron bridge at Coa...

Ledbury to Holyhead - Ep 8. Chester to Conwy. Michael takes a tour of Chester's Roman remains and d...

Ledbury to Holyhead - Ep 9. Llanwst to Porthmadog. Michael explores the Conwy valley, stopping at B...

Ledbury to Holyhead - Ep 10. Llanberis to Holyhead. Michael takes the train to the top of Wales's h...

Newcastle to Melton Mowbray - Ep 11. Newcastle to Chester-Le-Street. Michael visits the first locom...

Newcastle to Melton Mowbray - Ep 12. Durham to Grosmont. Michael visits the historic Durham Cathedr...

Newcastle to Melton Mowbray - Ep 13. York to Saltaire. Michael takes a Turkish bath in the famous s...

Newcastle to Melton Mowbray - Ep 14. Batley to Sheffield. Michael finds out about shoddy, a success...

Newcastle to Melton Mowbray - Ep 15. Langley Mill to Melton Mowbray. Michael learns the secrets of...

London Bridge to Hastings - Ep 16. London Bridge to Chatham. Michael visits the Royal Observatory a...

London Bridge to Hastings - Ep 17. Aylesford to Tonbridge Wells. Michael explores the life of Victo...

London Bridge to Hastings - Ep 18. Canterbury to Margate. Michael finds out how Canterbury Cathedra...

London Bridge to Hastings - Ep 19. Sandwich to Folkestone. Michael explores a secret port that ran...

London Bridge to Hastings - Ep 20. Hythe to Hastings. Michael discovers a hardy breed of sheep on t...

This journey goes up the west coast of Scotland from Ayr to Skye Ep21. Ayr to Paisley. Michael vis...

This journey goes up the west coast of Scotland from Ayr to Skye Ep22. Dumbarton to Tyndrum. Micha...

This journey goes up the west coast of Scotland from Ayr to Skye Ep23. Oban to Corrour. Michael di...

This journey goes up the west coast of Scotland from Ayr to Skye Ep24. Roybridge to Glenfinnan. Mi...

This journey goes up the west coast of Scotland from Ayr to Skye Ep25. Lochailort to Skye. Michael...

Michael Portillo discovers the grave robbing history of Great Yarmouth and tries his hand at working...

Michael Portillo follows the Victorians' fascination with Britain's own Atlantis to Dunwich and disc...

Michael Portillo comes face to face with a medieval politician, takes a rail tour of Victorian freak...

Michael Portillo sees how gunpowder made in Waltham Cross fuelled an empire, and heads to Hackney to...

Michael Portillo takes a ride on a secret miniature railway hidden beneath London's streets, and rin...

Michael Portillo visits a station fit for royalty in Windsor and views an engineering triumph built...

Michael Portillo tastes a Victorian superfood in Alton and tries his hand at driving a steam train o...

Michael Portillo experiences the magnificent Victorian organ at Winchester Cathedral and visits a 19...

On the trail of a Victorian snake catcher, Michael visits the New Forest seeking out venomous adders...

Michael uncovers the amazing oil fields hidden underneath England's quiet seaside resorts, discovers...

Michael is lead to a special view of the city of Oxford by his 19th century guidebook, samples a Vic...

Michael Portillo visits the Worcestershire village of Hartlebury, which was once home to a bishop wh...

Michael discovers Britain's hidden micro-mines within the Forest of Dean, sees why the Victorians fe...

Michael discovers the Victorian coal heritage that turned Cardiff into the city it is today, explore...

Michael explores the Victorian railway legacy behind the steel works of Port Talbot, follows the tra...

Michael discovers the unique cross-border history of Berwick-Upon-Tweed, hears the unique story of t...

Michael gets his hands dirty following the example of Victorian archaeologists at Hadrian's Wall, di...

Michael drinks a Victorian brew drawn from the pure waters of Cockermouth, steps inside the hidden w...

Michael finds out the secrets behind Kirkby's famous blue slate, submerges himself into a secret wor...

Michael sets sail from Heysham to the Isle of Man, where he discovers the horse trams of Douglas, th...

Today Michael observes the amazing engineering feat involved in building the railway along Dublin's...

Today Michael explores the extensive railway network within the Bog of Allen, discovers the Victoria...

Today Michael explores the Victorians' fascination with antiquity, by visiting the amazing Cromlech...

Today Michael explores the fascinating history of Belfast's Victorian docks, discovers the Irish spa...

Today Michael takes a white knuckle walk over the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, follows in the footste...

Michael Portillo embarks on another journey around the nation with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victo...

Michael Portillo learns how the railways helped to make Birmingham the pen-making capital of the wor...

Michael Portillo travels from Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford, Cheshire, finding out about one of the gre...

Michael Portillo travels from Dudley in the West Midlands to Bridgnorth, Shropshire. He learns how V...

Michael Portillo travels from Welshpool, Powys, to Aberystwyth in Ceredigion. He experiences Victori...

Michael Portillo embarks on the next stage of his journey in which he travels from the naval hub of...

Michael Portillo travels from Woking in Surrey to Clapham Junction in south London. Along the way he...

Michael learns how volunteer Victorian firefighters liked a tipple, discovers that 19th-century sewa...

Michael Portillo discovers how derelict Victorian London is being rejuvenated. Furthermore he works...

Michael learns about how Lincolnshire farmers utilised rails to improve their harvests, visiting the...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook, he tra...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook, he tra...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook, he tra...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook. He tra...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook, he tra...

Michael gets to grips with the old grey matter at a Victorian asylum, gives an historic horse a face...

Michael visits a world famous tourist hotspot that's been captivating visitors since the Victorian e...

Michael explores a church that moves in mysterious ways, finds out just what it takes to run a 19th...

Michael gets up close to a piece of natural history, visits a garden used as a viewing platform for...

Michael takes to sea with the heroes of the RNLI, visits a stormy coastal railway and has a close pe...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks once again using his Bradshaw's 'Handbook for Tourists in Great...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks once again using his Bradshaw's 'Handbook for Tourists in Great...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks once again using his Bradshaw's 'Handbook for Tourists in Great...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks once again using his Bradshaw's 'Handbook for Tourists in Great...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks once again using his Bradshaw's 'Handbook for Tourists in Great...

Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Manchester, birthplace of George Bradshaw, the publis...

Michael Portillo continues his journey through the North West of England. He begins in the elegant L...

Michael Portillo continues his journey through the North West of England. He celebrates Victorian tr...

Michael Portillo begins this leg of his journey from Manchester to Chesterfield at the home of the t...

On the last leg of his journey from a notorious slum in Manchester to the grandeur of a ducal seat i...

On the last leg of his journey from a notorious slum in Manchester to the grandeur of a ducal seat i...

Michael Portillo continues his journey north on Robert Stephenson's first inter-city railway line fr...

Steered by his Bradshaw's Michael Portillo heads north on his journey from London to Leeds, stopping...

Guided by his Victorian Bradshaw's Michael Portillo continues his journey north along Robert Stephen...

On the final leg of his journey along the first inter-city line to be built from the capital, Michae...

Assisted by his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Southampton to Wolv...

Michael Portillo's journey continues in a military vein, as he views the Duke of Wellington's funera...

On the third leg of his journey, Michael Portillo learns how demand from rail commuters fuelled the...

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Southampton to Wolverhampton beginning today in Chippenh...

On the final leg of his journey from Southampton to Wolverhampton, Michael's first destination is th...

Guided by his 19th century Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Norwich...

Guided by his 19th century Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Norwich...

Steered by his Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo heads along the Essex bank of the Thames before crossing...

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Norwich to Chichester beginning in Faversham in Kent, at...

On the final leg of his journey between the cathedral cities of Norwich and Chichester, Michael Port...

Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey through southern Scotland from west to east. From Ayr, he...

Armed with his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey through southern Scotland. H...

Armed with his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey through southern Scotland. H...

Steered by his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo begins this leg of his journey in Stirling, where...

On the last leg of his journey across Scotland from west to east, Michael Portillo pays homage to th...

Michael Portillo embarks on a series of journeys through London. He travels on the capital's first...

Michael Portillo is invited aboard the construction locomotive for Crossrail to travel under the Tha...

Guided by his Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo takes the high-speed line to Stratford to explore the leg...

Guided by his Victorian Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo explores London's theatreland and discove...

On the last of his journeys in the capital, Michael Portillo explores Albertopolis and reaches dizzy...

Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey following his Bradshaw's handbook from the heart of the in...

Armed with his Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo continues his journey from Derby to Lindisfarne. Beginni...

Steered by his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey from the heart of the east M...

Following his Bradshaw's Handbook, Michael Portillo begins this leg of his journey from Derby to Lin...

Michael Portillo journeys from Newcastle up the north east coast to Lindisfarne. He finds out about...

Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from west Wales to East Anglia. Beginning at Pembroke Dock...

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Pembroke Dock to Cambridge. On this leg, he begins in th...

Michael Portillo makes his way from west Wales across Britain to Cambridge. On this leg, he begins u...

Michael continues his journey from Pembroke Dock to Cambridge. Beginning in the heart of academia in...

On the final leg of his journey from west Wales to East Anglia, Michael Portillo begins in Oakham, w...

Carlisle to Penrith Joining the cracker packers of Carlisle on the factory floor, Michael really ta...

Windermere to Carnforth Michael continues his journey through the Lake District where he discovers...

Preston to Swinton Michael reads the riot act in Preston, where he discovers four mill workers were...

St Helens to Knutsford Steered by his Bradshaw's guide, Michael begins this leg of his journey in M...

Ashley to Alton On the last leg of his journey through north west England, Michael makes a clean sw...

Dover to Lewes Michael embarks on a railway journey along the south coast of Britain. Beginning in...

Newhaven to Worthing Following his Bradshaw's handbook, Michael examines the nation's hidden defenc...

Littlehampton to Beaulieu Michael arrives in Littlehampton, where he discovers how Victorian engine...

Lymington Town to Exmouth Armed with his Bradshaw's Handbook, Michael arrives in the sailing haven...

Plymouth to Porthcurno In Plymouth, Michael finds out about the Royal Navy's fighting spirit and mi...

Birmingham to Worcester Every train ride begins with a whistle and Michael's new railway journey is...

Redditch to Gloucester Michael heads for the sharp end of the Victorian industrial revolution at a...

Stroud to Bath Michael takes pot luck on the snooker table as he investigates the Victorian origins...

Bristol to Glastonbury Armed with his Bradshaw's guidebook, Michael enters the foul-smelling world...

Bridgwater to Dartmoor Following his Bradshaw's Guidebook, Michael stands trial at the Bloody Assiz...

Ashford to Sevenoaks Michael begins a new journey through the home counties in Ashford, Kent, lendi...

East Grinstead to Guildford At East Grinstead, Michael dons a boiler suit and takes to the footplat...

Woking to Walton-on-Thames Michael's journey through the home counties continues at Woking, Surrey,...

Hampton Court to Teddington A royal residence beckons for Michael as he is treated to a behind-the-...

Egham to Henley-on-Thames Michael begins the final leg of this journey through the home counties at...

he Flying Scotsman A once-in-a-lifetime journey aboard the most famous train in history, the Flying...

Welwyn Garden City to Peterborough After the excitement of his ride on the Flying Scotsman, Michael...

Newark on Trent to Stockton-on-Tees Following his trip from London to York on board the Flying Scot...

Darlington to Dunbar In Newton Aycliffe, he tests a state-of-the-art passenger train on tracks whic...

Longniddry to Edinburgh Michael helps himself to a ukulele lesson in Haddington, birthplace of Vict...

Blackpool to Manchester Victoria On a new journey across Bradshaw's Britain with his Victorian guid...

Manchester Piccadilly to Silkstone Common Michael Portillo's journey from the Irish Sea to the Nort...

Chapeltown to Doncaster From Chapeltown, Michael heads to Wharncliffe Crags, where he plucks up cou...

Gainsborough to Ely Steered by his Bradshaw's railway handbook to Gainsborough, Michael Portillo wr...

Stowmarket to Harwich Michael Portillo is on the final leg of his journey following the route of th...

Wexford to Wicklow Armed with his Bradshaw's Handbook, Michael Portillo begins a journey across Ire...

Greystones to Dublin At Trinity College, Dublin, Michael Portillo discovers one of Ireland's greate...

Navan to Mullingar Michael gets up to speed with modern archaeology in County Meath and uncovers a...

Dromod to Sligo With his Victorian Bradshaw's guidebook in hand, Michael Portillo crosses the Emera...

Ballina to Westport On the last leg of Michael Portillo's long journey from Wexford to Westport, a...

Cromer to Cambridge His first journey follows in the footsteps of the new monarch for the new centu...

Letchworth Garden City to Herne Hill Michael joins a garden party where a fourth-generation citizen...

Croydon to Shoreham-by-Sea Steered by his Edwardian Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo arrives in w...

Chichester to Cowes His early 20th-century Bradshaw's guide in hand, Michael Portillo is in Chiches...

Swanwick to Brownsea Island Steered by his Edwardian Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo promises to...

Dressed in the colours of the Welsh flag and with his 'new' Edwardian Bradshaw's guide in hand, Mich...

Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town Armed with his Edwardian Bradshaw's guide, Michael strikes gold at the...

Newport to Clevedon Yatton Bristol Channel Steered by his early 20th-century Bradshaw's guide, Mich...

Taunton to Newton Abbot With purple, green and yellow ribbons flying, and sporting ankle bells, Mic...

Taunton to Newton Abbot With purple, green and yellow ribbons flying, and sporting ankle bells, Mic...

Michael Portillo embarks on a journey through Britain steered by his Edwardian railway handbook. He...

York to Frizinghall Armed with his Edwardian Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo conducts important...

With his Edwardian railway guidebook tucked under his arm, Michael Portillo is in the steel city of...

Michael Portillo's Edwardian railway guide takes him to the city of Liverpool, where King Edward VII...

With his Edwardian Bradshaw's railway guide tucked under his arm, Michael Portillo begins the last l...

Warrington to Preston Armed with his Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey th...

Blackburn to Manchester Michael Portillo continues his journey through Britain’s industrial northwe...

Manchester to Elsecar Armed with Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey through B...

Maltby to Hinckley Armed with his Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo continues his tour of Britain’...

Birmingham to the Potteries Armed with his Bradshaw’s guide, Michael Portillo visits Birmingham, th...

Newry to Portadown Beginning in Newry, Michael Portillo finds a specially chartered train that woul...

Belfast to Portrush Michael Portillo continues his rail journey through Northern Ireland. In Belfas...

Larne to Dumfries Leaving from the seaport of Larne, Michael Portillo reaches Stranraer and the Mul...

Glasgow to Cumbrae Michael Portillo explores the industrial heartland of Glasgow and its mighty Riv...

Michael Portillo falls into line with the University of Glasgow’s Officer Training Corps. Founded in...

Warwick to Radley In Warwick’s medieval castle, Michael Portillo uncovers the scene of an extravaga...

Reading to Cookham Messing about in boats is the name of the game in Henley on Thames, where Michae...

Ealing Broadway to South Kensington In the Queen of the Suburbs, Ealing, Michael Portillo finds com...

Piccadilly Circus to Gravesend At Covent Garden’s Royal Ballet School, Michael Portillo hears how i...

East Malling to Rye In Folkestone, Michael Portillo hears how the town coped with an influx of more...

Beginning just outside Newcastle in Jarrow, Michael uncovers the desperation which led 200 men to ma...

Steered by his 1936 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo is in Northumbria en route to the Highlands.

Michael Portillo's railway journey through 1930s Britain from Newcastle to Loch Ness reaches Falkirk...

Stopping at Dundee, Michael Portillo heads for Glamis Castle, where Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Q...

Michael Portillo's journey ends at Loch Ness, where he joins the Deep Scan research team as they sco...

Michael Portillo explores the West Country between the wars and discovers a Cornish fisherman, who,...

In the countryside surrounding Truro, Michael finds the historic estate of Trewithen, whose gardens...

Clutching his 1930s Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo reaches Bodmin en route to Totnes as he explo...

The Dartmouth Steam Railway takes Michael Portillo to the beautiful home of Agatha Christie, in the...

Michael Portillo crosses the county line from Devon into Somerset. He sees first-hand how willow far...

Beginning in Canterbury in Kent, Michael treads the boards as he uncovers the political message behi...

On this leg, Michael alights at Limehouse in east London for Cable Street, which became the focus of...

Michael Portillo's railway journey reaches Witham in Essex. Here he visits the factory of the world'...

Michael Portillo heads for Snape Maltings, a concert and arts venue, and learns how the music and li...

Michael Portillo is in Attleborough, at the headquarters of an international horse welfare organizat...

Michael Portillo strikes out on another series of railway journeys, starting with a tour of the Home...

Michael Portillo continues his travels through England's Home Counties at Stoke Mandeville in Buckin...

Michael Portillo heads for leafy Hatch End, where he investigates an illustrator whose work was so p...

Michael Portillo resumes his tour of the Home Counties in the picturesque and historic county town o...

Michael is heading for Farnborough, Hampshire, famous today for its airshow and home to what was the...

Armed with his 1930s Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo explores interwar East Anglia. Starting at Sutton...

Michael Portillo continues his Bradshaw's-inspired journey through East Anglia, where he discovers t...

Michael's Bradshaw travels resume in leafy Hertfordshire, where he attempts a canoe slalom course, v...

Steered by his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo heads for the Hertfordshire village of Perry Green...

Michael Portillo is in Suffolk on the last leg of his 1930s Bradshaw's inspired tour of East Anglia,...

Oh, Mr Porter, what could he do? Michael Portillo is in Crewe, a town steeped in railway history and...

Michael Portillo's 1930s Bradshaw's-inspired railway tour of North Wales takes him to a coast lined...

Michael Portillo continues his 1936 Bradshaw's-inspired railway tour of North Wales in the coastal c...

In the Welsh mountains of Snowdonia, Michael Portillo reaches an abandoned mine, where in 1940 the w...

Armed with his 1930s Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo travels from Aberystwyth into the Cambrian M...

Michael Portillo experiences a terrifying ‘victory roll’ in a World War II Spitfire, high above the...

Starting in Hassocks, Michael makes his way to the beautiful Sussex village of Ditchling, where, bet...

Michael Portillo follows his 1930s Bradshaw’s guide to the unspoilt East Sussex port of Rye, where h...

From the Kent Cinque Port of Deal, Michael heads to the splendid Walmer Castle, home during the 1920...

Armed with his interwar copy of Bradshaw’s Guide to the Railways, Michael reaches the Kent seaside r...

Michael continues his journeys in greater London. Beginning on its southeastern fringe in the leafy...

Michael continues his travels through the capital in the heart of London’s East End. Michael explore...

Michael’s Bradshaw’s-inspired rail tour of London continues in Hampstead, where shortly before the o...

Armed with his 1930s Bradshaw’s guide, Michael is in London, where he tracks the River Thames from e...

Michael Portillo discovers the origins of Harry Beck's map of the London Underground, learns about a...

Michael Portillo strikes out to explore the Britain of his youth, starting at Preston’s Fulwood Barr...

Michael’s journey through north west England from Preston to Hebden Bridge reaches Greater Mancheste...

Greater Manchester’s Metrolink tram delivers Michael to the former cotton town of Oldham. He heads a...

From Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Michael visits the National Coal Mining Museum for England at Caphou...

Michael Portillo continues his postwar exploration of north west England in Bradford, Shipley and He...

Michael Portillo travels through the Britain of his youth from London’s Docklands and East End to th...

Michael Portillo continues his railway exploration of the post-war Britain of his youth on a journey...

Michael Portillo ventures deep underground onto London’s newest railway: the Elizabeth Line. He trav...

Michael Portillo continues his rail exploration of the east of England, starting on the seafront of...

Michael Portillo completes his railway journey through the east of England during the post-war perio...

Michael Portillo explores the postwar Britain of his youth on a railway journey from the Midlands to...

In Coventry, Michael recalls the destruction by the Luftwaffe of the city’s Gothic cathedral in Nove...

Michael Portillo’s railway journey reaches the heart of the Warwickshire countryside, where work is...

At the African and Caribbean Heritage Centre in Wolverhampton, Michael finds out about the impact of...

Michael visits the fairy-tale castle of Eastnor at the foot of the Malvern Hills, before heading to...

Beginning at London Marylebone, the last great Victorian railway terminus to be built in the capital...

Michael Portillo joins Navy Wings pilots for a spectacular close formation flight in the skies over...

Michael Portillo reaches England’s south coast to continue his exploration of postwar Britain, begin...

Michael Portillo reaches Havant, where the Scalextric factory was located, and Haslemere, the surpri...

Michael goes on a tour around Heathrow Airport, taking an eerie walk around the mothballed Terminal...

Michael Portillo boards the West Highland Line to begin a railway journey across Scotland’s central...

At the home of Scottish football, Glasgow’s Hampden Park stadium, Michael admires the oldest footbal...

Michael Portillo continues his postwar Scottish railway adventure, this time from Glasgow to the cap...

At the former Midlothian mining village of Newtongrange, Michael meets the son of a miner whose name...

Michael’s rail journey through post-war Scotland takes him over the River Tay to Dundee on the trail...

Michael Portillo twists and shouts through postwar Liverpool, visiting the strikingly contemporary L...

Michael Portillo reaches the jet age in the Derby suburb of Peartree, where he tours the engineering...

Michael Portillo’s postwar journey from Merseyside to Teesside resumes at Brayford Pool in Lincoln,...

Michael Portillo’s journey finds him in York, a paradise for rail enthusiasts. He discovers the gard...

Michael Portillo confronts a detachment of Gurkhas, produces a fine heritage cheese and discovers a...

Michael Portillo takes to the rails to explore one of Britain’s oldest surviving landscapes, the woo...

Michael Portillo’s rail exploration of the historic wooded region of south east England, known as th...

Michael Portillo’s railway tour of the Weald reaches the spectacular Surrey countryside, where he fi...

Michael Portillo’s rail exploration of the spectacular countryside of the Weald in Surrey, Sussex an...

Michael Portillo’s railway tour of the green and pleasant landscape between the North and South Down...

Michael Portillo begins a railway tour of the spectacular border counties of Cumbria and Dumfriesshi...

Michael Portillo’s railway tour continues as he travels along the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line. He vis...

Michael Portillo’s railway journey through Cumbria and Dumfriesshire heads to the hills as he follow...

Michael Portillo’s railway journey through Cumbria and Dumfriesshire takes him to the rolling countr...

Michael concludes his journey from Cumbria to Dumfriesshire by crossing the Solway Firth into Scotla...

Michael Portillo re-enacts the Battle of Shrewsbury and explores the town's beautiful gothic cathedr...

Michael Portillo is in Ironbridge Gorge on the River Severn, a hotbed of 18th-century innovation whi...

Michael Portillo boards a barge on the Dudley Canal, discovers an ancient seabed and explores racial...

Arriving in Birmingham, Michael Portillo heads to Curzon Street for a tour of the HS2 terminus still...

On the final leg of his Midlands tour, Michael Portillo travels to Solihull, the home of iconic Brit...

Michael Portillo embarks on a journey across Essex. He heads to the ancient woodland of Epping Fores...

Michael’s exploration of Essex continues in Romford, where he visits a state-of-the-art rail operati...

Michael’s exploration of Essex reaches Chelmsford, where the city's bishop relates her story of esca...

Arriving in the Essex market town of Witham, Michael heads into the countryside to visit one of the...

Michael's exploration of Essex is drawing to a close. He visits Colchester, which was first mentione...