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Michael Portillo begins a journey from the Midlands to the West Country, visiting Derby's famous 19th-century railway works and the Walkers crisps factory in Leicester

Michael Portillo hears about the destruction of Coventry's gothic cathedral by the German Luftwaffe in 1940, and visits the nearby factory where the iconic London taxi is built

Michael Portillo sees the work being done for the new HS2 railway in Warwickshire, and in Stratford-upon-Avon he learns about the founding of the Royal Shakespeare Company

Michael Portillo stops in Wolverhampton, where he finds out about the impact of Enoch Powell's 1968 speech, and also visits Kidderminster, Worcester and Cheltenham

The Restoring Classics team take Derek's advice when he sniffs out the rarest car they've ever taken on - the last remaining Hillman GT

The team lift the shutters on their biggest restoration to date in the shape of a Series 1 Land Rover. But does that mean record profit or history making loss?

Where are the missing billions? Exploring the tunnels, lakes, and secret caches used by the Nazis to hide spoils of war

Featuring Churchill's plan to create a giant ship out of ice, ghost planes that fly themselves, and a Nazi treasure hunt

Fiona Bruce and the team head to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, where items of interest include a valuable brooch and one of John McEnroe's racquets

Fiona Bruce and the team appraise more items in Wimbledon, including memorabilia from the 1908 London Olympics and a pencil-drawing of Admiral Lord Nelson

A rare 1964 Ford Capri Consul coupe comes up for auction. Paul takes a 1957 Leyland Comet truck for a spin, and Dave admits that high on his wish-list is a Citroen 2CV

Derek and Paul are off to Leeds on a rare father and son road trip to pick up a VW Cabriolet and a Lotus Elite

Where are the missing billions? Exploring the tunnels, lakes, and secret caches used by the Nazis to hide spoils of war

Featuring Churchill's plan to create a giant ship out of ice, ghost planes that fly themselves, and a Nazi treasure hunt

Fiona Bruce and the team head to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, where items of interest include a valuable brooch and one of John McEnroe's racquets

Part two of two. Simon investigates the environmental challenges facing Cornwall and the rest of the country, and encounters some of the county's iconic wildlife

Derek picks up a quartet of tasty vehicles from a farm in Shropshire. Among them a 1937 Austin Seven van and a Triumph TR2 from the mid-50s

Irv takes on the restoration of an Escort RS1600i from an owner who had to give it up due to ill health, but it turns out to be a much bigger job than he imagined

Dave's in fast car heaven as he picks up a rare Subaru Impreza and an equally powerful Ford Escort RS Cosworth from North Wales

Derek checks out an abandoned 1985 Renault 4 and an MGB Roadster that hasn't seen the light of day for 36 years, and Jack heads to Rotherham to pick up a pair of rare Bond Bugs.

A secretive underground base that concealed the power to destroy nations, and a sprawling industrial relic clinging to the edge of an unforgiving waterfall

Where are the missing billions? Exploring the tunnels, lakes, and secret caches used by the Nazis to hide spoils of war

In Wincanton, Henry and Simon meet retired blacksmith Gyles with a pile of stuff needing a new home. Simon chooses bellows and Henry restores an airline food trolley

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From Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, Michael Portillo visits Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Slimbridge in Gloucestershire, and Bristol Temple Meads

Michael Portillo embarks on the first leg of a journey through southern Scotland from west to east, beginning in the town of Ayr