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An amazing pre-war race car, the Halford Special, is lined up to compete against a stunning Bugatti in a re-run of the first ever British Grand Prix

A much sought after Karl Lagerfeld teddy bear is sent to auction, creating a buzz of excitement among staff and collectors alike

A volcanic island just off Taiwan containing chilling ruins from its darkest era, and a miniature railway that lies forgotten in the woods of Arkansas

A fairy-tale castle that staged one of the strangest stories of the Second World War and a haunting complex on an old American Frontier

Documentary explaining how a squadron of low-flying bombers freed resistance fighters from Amiens Jail during the Second World War

The story of America's ‘Liberty Ships', which were produced in incredible numbers and became known as the Model T Fords of the ocean

Michael Portillo is in London, where he tracks the River Thames from east to west. Starting in Dagenham, he ends up at the iconic Battersea Power Station

Michael Portillo discovers the origins of Harry Beck's map of the London Underground, and explores the headquarters of Churchill's war cabinet

Fiona Bruce presents the show from Aston Hall in Birmingham, and is joined by poet Benjamin Zephaniah, who grew up nearby and has fond childhood memories of playing in the grounds

A classic car fan with a love of the Jaguar E-Type reluctantly sends his dream car to auction, hoping to buy a motorhome with the money. Two Ford Escorts get Dave's pulse racing

A widow reluctantly parts with her husband's treasured collection of Rolls-Royces and Bentleys, and an impulse buyer finds one of the cars a new home

First hand accounts of America's opening air raid on the Japanese archipelago, led by Colonel Jimmy Doolittle

The remarkable story of how Stalin's massive war factories were dismantled and moved east on one and half million railway trucks, to avoid being lost to the Nazis

Fiona Bruce presents the show from Aston Hall in Birmingham, and is joined by poet Benjamin Zephaniah, who grew up nearby and has fond childhood memories of playing in the grounds

Siddy Holloway and Tim Dunn visit West Ashfield, a fully fitted fake Underground station found on the third floor of a Kensington office block and used to train new employees

Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the hidden parts of Euston, including unique features not found elsewhere and the bits set for demolition for HS2

Exploring Seodaemun Prison, a facility in Seoul that helped spawn a legend known as South Korea's Joan of Arc

A classic car fan with a love of the Jaguar E-Type reluctantly sends his dream car to auction, hoping to buy a motorhome with the money. Two Ford Escorts get Dave's pulse racing

A volcanic island just off Taiwan containing chilling ruins from its darkest era, and a miniature railway that lies forgotten in the woods of Arkansas

Michael Portillo is in London, where he tracks the River Thames from east to west. Starting in Dagenham, he ends up at the iconic Battersea Power Station

Michael Portillo discovers the origins of Harry Beck's map of the London Underground, and explores the headquarters of Churchill's war cabinet

An amazing pre-war race car, the Halford Special, is lined up to compete against a stunning Bugatti in a re-run of the first ever British Grand Prix

A Mini makeover reduces its owners to tears. A replica, 1925 cycle car, that's taken six years to build, comes a cropper at Brooklands

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A young racing driver learns how to handle the Napier-Railton. Plus, a race winning Harrier jet, and pilot, are reunited