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Alan Cumming travels to Dublin, visiting an 18th-century pleasure house, sharing a pint with Sharon Corr and unlocking a mystery in Ireland's oldest library

Alan Cumming reveals the sights and sounds of Glasgow, exploring the Necropolis and the world's oldest music hall, before having tea with a film star

Ned is reinstated by Robert and hears rumours that associates of the Lannisters have begun stirring up trouble across the Seven Kingdoms. Tyrion tries to escape the Eyrie

House Lannister prepares for conflict, Ned confronts Cersei about Jon Arryn's death, and Khal Drogo vows revenge on the Seven Kingdoms

Battle commences as the Lannisters launch their bid for the throne. Robb rounds up his allies, Tyrion forms an unlikely alliance and a sinister new enemy emerges at Castle Black

Ned faces a fateful decision to save Sansa's life, Tyrion is forced onto the battlefield, Robb seeks to prove himself in combat, and Daenerys' power comes under threat

Robb's bannermen make a momentous declaration. Catelyn confronts Jaime Lannister about Bran's near-fatal fall, and Arya tries to flee the capital

As Westeros prepares for war, Robb Stark marches south to avenge his father, and Stannis Baratheon sets his sights on the Iron Throne. Fantasy drama, with Richard Madden

Tyrion chastises Cersei for alienating Joffrey's subjects, Theon is reunited with his father on the Iron Islands, and Stannis makes plans for a naval invasion of King's Landing

Tyrion plots to identify Cersei's spy on the small council. Maester Luwin helps Bran make sense of his dreams, and Catelyn tries to foster an alliance with the Baratheons

Tyrion struggles to find a way to curb Joffrey's excesses. Catelyn urges the Baratheon brothers to unite against the Lannisters, and Daenerys arrives at the walled city of Qarth

The end of the Baratheon brothers' rivalry provides Lord Baelish with a chance to further his ambitions, and Arya receives a favour from the man she freed from Harrenhal

Joffrey's rule prompts the people of King's Landing to riot, Qhorin gives Jon a chance to prove himself, and Daenerys vows to reclaim what she believes is rightfully hers

Theon embarks on a hunt as he tries to prove his Ironborn status. Daenerys receives a useful invitation, and Jaime Lannister meets a relative among Robb Stark's captives

Robb Stark discovers he has been betrayed by one of his closest friends. Arya calls in a debt, and Daenerys' hunger for the Iron Throne prompts her to ignore Jorah Mormont's advice

Tyrion defends King's Landing against Stannis Baratheon's naval assault in a battle that will determine the fate of the seven kingdoms. Starring Peter Dinklage and Stephen Dillane

Theon Greyjoy stirs his men into action, Daenerys enters the mysterious House of the Undying, and Jon proves his worth to Qhorin Halfhand

Daenerys arrives in Slaver's Bay looking to form an army, while Jon Snow tries to earn the trust of wildling leader Mance Rayder. Fantasy drama, starring Emilia Clarke

Margaery and her grandmother encourage Sansa to speak freely about Joffrey, Jaime finds a way to pass the time, and Arya encounters outlaw group the Brotherhood Without Banners

Tyrion assumes new responsibilities, Jon is taken to the imposing Fist of the First Men, Jaime strikes a deal with his captors and Daenerys meets with the slavers

Varys meets his match when he talks to Lady Olenna, Arya is brought before the commander of the Brotherhood Without Banners and Daenerys takes charge of her army of the Unsullied

Lord and Lady Fitzalan Howard, the owners of Carlton Towers near Selby in North Yorkshire, prepare to host a fitness boot camp weekend at their property