Plot: Scattered across Britain are mysterious buildings that hold the key to some of the country's biggest secrets. Michael Portillo will unlock the doors to extraordinary, abandoned locations to reveal the hidden history of Britain.
Plot: Railways played an important part in World War I, shaping how the battle was fought and bringing millions of people to the trenches. Journalist Michael Portillo takes a trip down the historic tracks to take a trip back in time to explore how trains were used in the war - from early military planning...
Plot: Michael Portillo presents his personally curated highlights from a decade of railway journeys across the globe. Michael shares his thoughts on the impact of railways since their invention less than 200 years ago on politics, economics, and tourism.
Plot: Michael Portillo, presenter of `Great British Railway Journeys', `Great Continental Railway Journeys' and `Great American Railroad Journeys', embarks on an adventure to India to experience the country through its extensive railway system. Portillo brings along with him a copy of Bradshaw's "Handbook...
Plot: Michael Portillo examines the crisis in the Conservative Party, with a look at the the history of the party's divisions, from Winston Churchill to Ted Heath, to see if it explains the position the party finds itself in today.
Plot: Michael Portillo is in Southeast Asia, armed with his 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook. It will lead him on a spectacular 2,500-mile railway adventure across six countries. He explores towering megacities and magnificent mosques.
Plot: D. Appleton & Company, in New York, published a series of travel guides in the 19th century, including `Appleton's General Guide to the United States', a book documenting the US railroad system in 1879 amongst others. British railway enthusiast Michael Portillo takes his copy of the guides around the...
Plot: Cartographer George Bradshaw produced the first comprehensive timetable and travel guide of Great Britain's railway system in 1840. Armed with his Bradshaw's Guide, presenter Michael Portillo travels around the country by train exploring the ways that society and industry have changed since the guide...