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Michael Portillo learns how Birmingham became the pen-making capital of the world and hears the chilling tale of one of 19th-century Britain's most notorious murderers

Michael Portillo travels from Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford, Cheshire, finding out about the dark side of the Industrial Revolution along the way

Michael Portillo travels from Dudley to Bridgnorth, learning how Victorian blacksmithing was not for the faint-hearted and riding on one of Britain's most modern trains

Michael Portillo travels from Welshpool, Powys, to Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, hearing how the railways took Welsh textiles into the most exclusive households

Michael Portillo embarks on the first leg of a journey from Portsmouth to Grimsby, helping to feed the crew of Britain's newest battleship along the way

Michael Portillo travels from Woking to Clapham Junction, trying his hand at croquet and discovering a very surprising 19th-century place of worship along the way

Michael Portillo learns about the drinking habits of volunteer Victorian firefighters and discovers that 19th-century sewage pumps were a marvel of design

Michael Portillo discovers how a derelict part of London is being rejuvenated and puts in a shift at a Cambridgeshire brick factory

Michael Portillo discovers how Lincolnshire farmers utilised railways to improve their harvests, visits the impressive cathedral in Lincoln and looks to the future of rail freight

Michael Portillo embarks on the first leg of a journey from Stirling to John O'Groats, learning about a Scottish hero and visiting a Highland Games

Michael Portillo travels from Dundee to Aberdeen, learning how Queen Victoria used to hide from her subjects and discovers why some factory workers went deaf

Michael Portillo journeys from Dufftown to Aviemore, learning how Victorian whisky trains were raided by robbers and travelling along one of Scotland's most impressive viaducts

Michael Portillo travels from Inverness to Plockton, visiting Scotland's smallest railway station and learns what a spa break in the Victorian era comprised

Michael Portillo learns how Birmingham became the pen-making capital of the world and hears the chilling tale of one of 19th-century Britain's most notorious murderers

Michael Portillo travels from Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford, Cheshire, finding out about the dark side of the Industrial Revolution along the way

Michael Portillo travels from Dudley to Bridgnorth, learning how Victorian blacksmithing was not for the faint-hearted and riding on one of Britain's most modern trains

Michael Portillo travels from Welshpool, Powys, to Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, hearing how the railways took Welsh textiles into the most exclusive households

Michael Portillo embarks on the first leg of a journey from Portsmouth to Grimsby, helping to feed the crew of Britain's newest battleship along the way

Michael Portillo travels from Woking to Clapham Junction, trying his hand at croquet and discovering a very surprising 19th-century place of worship along the way

Michael Portillo learns about the drinking habits of volunteer Victorian firefighters and discovers that 19th-century sewage pumps were a marvel of design

Michael Portillo discovers how a derelict part of London is being rejuvenated and puts in a shift at a Cambridgeshire brick factory

Michael Portillo discovers how Lincolnshire farmers utilised railways to improve their harvests, visits the impressive cathedral in Lincoln and looks to the future of rail freight

Michael Portillo embarks on the first leg of a journey from Stirling to John O'Groats, learning about a Scottish hero and visiting a Highland Games

Michael Portillo travels from Dundee to Aberdeen, learning how Queen Victoria used to hide from her subjects and discovers why some factory workers went deaf

Michael Portillo journeys from Dufftown to Aviemore, learning how Victorian whisky trains were raided by robbers and travelling along one of Scotland's most impressive viaducts

Michael Portillo travels from Inverness to Plockton, visiting Scotland's smallest railway station and learns what a spa break in the Victorian era comprised

Michael Portillo learns how Birmingham became the pen-making capital of the world and hears the chilling tale of one of 19th-century Britain's most notorious murderers

Michael Portillo travels from Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford, Cheshire, finding out about the dark side of the Industrial Revolution along the way

Michael Portillo travels from Dudley to Bridgnorth, learning how Victorian blacksmithing was not for the faint-hearted and riding on one of Britain's most modern trains

Michael Portillo travels from Welshpool, Powys, to Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, hearing how the railways took Welsh textiles into the most exclusive households

Michael Portillo embarks on the first leg of a journey from Portsmouth to Grimsby, helping to feed the crew of Britain's newest battleship along the way

Michael Portillo travels from Woking to Clapham Junction, trying his hand at croquet and discovering a very surprising 19th-century place of worship along the way

Michael Portillo learns about the drinking habits of volunteer Victorian firefighters and discovers that 19th-century sewage pumps were a marvel of design

Michael Portillo discovers how a derelict part of London is being rejuvenated and puts in a shift at a Cambridgeshire brick factory

Michael Portillo discovers how Lincolnshire farmers utilised railways to improve their harvests, visits the impressive cathedral in Lincoln and looks to the future of rail freight

Michael Portillo embarks on the first leg of a journey from Stirling to John O'Groats, learning about a Scottish hero and visiting a Highland Games

Michael Portillo travels from Dundee to Aberdeen, learning how Queen Victoria used to hide from her subjects and discovers why some factory workers went deaf

Michael Portillo journeys from Dufftown to Aviemore, learning how Victorian whisky trains were raided by robbers and travelling along one of Scotland's most impressive viaducts

Michael Portillo travels from Inverness to Plockton, visiting Scotland's smallest railway station and learns what a spa break in the Victorian era comprised

Michael Portillo learns how Birmingham became the pen-making capital of the world and hears the chilling tale of one of 19th-century Britain's most notorious murderers

Michael Portillo travels from Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford, Cheshire, finding out about the dark side of the Industrial Revolution along the way

Michael Portillo travels from Dudley to Bridgnorth, learning how Victorian blacksmithing was not for the faint-hearted and riding on one of Britain's most modern trains

Michael Portillo travels from Welshpool, Powys, to Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, hearing how the railways took Welsh textiles into the most exclusive households

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home