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Michael Portillo visits Cornwall's county town, Truro, heading to the historic estate of Trewithen, whose gardens were stocked from China by plant hunters commissioned by its owner

Michael Portillo reaches Bodmin en route to Totnes, as he explores the West Country from St Ives to Salisbury Plain, finding out more about Daphne du Maurier on the way

Michael Portillo arrives in Paignton, south Devon, where the Dartmouth Steam Railway takes him to the home of Agatha Christie, in the company of her great-grandson James Prichard

Michael Portillo hears how tourism has spread across Somerset. In Bath, Michael visits the ex-home of a refugee emperor, whose country was invaded by the Italian dictator Mussolini

The world's most impressive disused railway bridges, including the biggest wooden trestle bridge in the world, which was closed down due to hurricane damage

Exploring ship graveyards, including Scapa Flow in Orkney, where German warships were scuttled after the First World War, and Mallows Bay, home to 200 wrecks colonised by wildlife

Factors influencing America's decision to support Britain after the attack on Pearl Harbour during the Second World War

Adolf Hitler has his mind on making Germany into a great empire by expanding eastwards, but his invasion of Poland tips the world into a violent and bloody war

Michael Portillo travels from the Italian Riviera to the Austrian Alps, starting in Genoa, where he learns how an Edwardian Briton introduced football to the port

Fiona Bruce presents an episode focused on Indian art and culture from the Neasden Temple in North London, revealing the connections between British and Indian history

Derek casts his eye over a Citroen 2CV, before he is off admiring the treasure trove of more than 270 motorbikes in the same garage

Derek heads off to collect some vintage motorcycles from a garage at the bottom of the garden in the North-East of England

The battle for North Africa, which involved three years of fighting between Rommel's Afrika Korps and Montgomery's Desert Rats. Narrated by Laurence Olivier

Betrayed, Stalin fights the German army in the Soviet states. The German occupation policies lead to the first extermination policies of 'undesirables'

Fiona Bruce presents an episode focused on Indian art and culture from the Neasden Temple in North London, revealing the connections between British and Indian history

The latest stage of Michael Portillo's trek takes him past lochs and castles on the Far North Line to Britain's northernmost railway station at Thurso

From Britain's northernmost station at Thurso in Caithness, Michael Portillo heads for the ferry port of Scrabster to cross the Pentland Firth to the Orkney Islands

The boys are in Bedfordshire to meet Mary and Paul. Henry finds an industrial-sized set of his beloved cubby hole shelves, while Simon picks a massive yurt

Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien find a butter churn, a slot machine and a set of trays for storing old printing letters as they continue their mission to turn items into hard cash

Derek casts his eye over a Citroen 2CV, before he is off admiring the treasure trove of more than 270 motorbikes in the same garage

The world's most impressive disused railway bridges, including the biggest wooden trestle bridge in the world, which was closed down due to hurricane damage

Michael Portillo takes the train down the spine of Italy as he travels from Rome to Sicily, along the way visiting Naples to find out about the country's first railway

Michael Portillo visits Cornwall's county town, Truro, heading to the historic estate of Trewithen, whose gardens were stocked from China by plant hunters commissioned by its owner

Michael Portillo reaches Bodmin en route to Totnes, as he explores the West Country from St Ives to Salisbury Plain, finding out more about Daphne du Maurier on the way

Michael Portillo arrives in Paignton, south Devon, where the Dartmouth Steam Railway takes him to the home of Agatha Christie, in the company of her great-grandson James Prichard

Michael Portillo hears how tourism has spread across Somerset. In Bath, Michael visits the ex-home of a refugee emperor, whose country was invaded by the Italian dictator Mussolini

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home