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Tim Dunn discovers how two competing Victorian railway companies shaped the city of Lincoln

Tim Dunn revisits his childhood holiday haunts in South Devon, following the route of Brunel's experimental atmospheric railway

The desert town that faced a disaster of biblical proportions. Plus, vast coastal ruins that reveal a past once wiped from history

The underground base with the power to destroy a nation, the site linked with an attempt to kill a vicious dictator, and an ancient world discovered in the open American wilderness

This edition examines the efforts of the British and Canadians who fought elite German divisions to capture the city of Caen, the key to breaking out of Normandy

Hidden in a remote mountainous forest is a structure nicknamed the Fly Trap or Hitler's Stonehenge. Researchers still have no definitive idea what it is

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

Fiona Bruce and the team are at Castle Ward in Co Down, where items assessed include a plate from Buckingham Palace, embroidery made of human hair and an Irish wake table

Derek brings a small army of military hardware to Thornton le Dale including a Studebaker Weasel tracked vehicle and a WWII-era Willys Jeep

Paul collects a cherished 1924 Rover 9 that's been in the same family since the 1950s and only had one previous owner before that

Examining the work of the American forces who launched a huge offensive to blast a gap in the German lines and break through to liberate France

Examining the ruins of what was once one of Germany's most important assets - a place that kept the German war machine moving

Fiona Bruce and the team are at Castle Ward in Co Down, where items assessed include a plate from Buckingham Palace, embroidery made of human hair and an Irish wake table

Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the disused parts of London Bridge, while Siddy visits Ongar in Essex and nearby Blake Hall

Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the abandoned branch line between Holborn and Aldwych, and at Holloway Road they find out about the Tube's only spiral escalator

Exploring a country estate in Ireland where family divisions reflected a national struggle and was caught in the crossfire

Derek brings a small army of military hardware to Thornton le Dale including a Studebaker Weasel tracked vehicle and a WWII-era Willys Jeep

The underground base with the power to destroy a nation, the site linked with an attempt to kill a vicious dictator, and an ancient world discovered in the open American wilderness

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

Tim Dunn discovers how two competing Victorian railway companies shaped the city of Lincoln

Tim Dunn revisits his childhood holiday haunts in South Devon, following the route of Brunel's experimental atmospheric railway

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Tim Dunn explores the birthplace of British locomotive manufacturing - Leeds, starting at the Round Foundry