U&Yesterday +1 Friday

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Armed with his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo reaches Birmingham and discovers how a radical reformer would make his mark on the 'city of a thousand trades'

Michael Portillo sets off on the first leg of a journey across Northern Ireland to Argyll and Bute, beginning by travelling from Newry to Portadown

Michael Portillo travels from Belfast to Portrush, he investigates the work of author and Narnia creator CS Lewis, and visits the Royal Portrush Golf Club

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Northern Ireland across the water to Scotland. Leaving from the seaport of Larne, he reaches Stranraer and the Mull of Galloway

Derek inspects a brace of old cop cars including a Rover P6 complete with radio, sirens and V8 engine, and a former Mod waves ciao to his collection of 1960s Italian scooters

Derek swaps the office for rain-soaked Ripon to pick up a 1965 Ford Anglia with just 33,000 miles on the clock, while Dave's loving the clean lines of a rare Renault Caravalle

A look at how Hitler took charge of his army after losing the battle for Moscow, while Stalin did the same with the Red Army after banishing former chief Zhukov to the front

A team of engineers fight to return a veteran Westland Wessex helicopter to the skies - 30 years after its last flight

The team returns to Tredegar House, Newport and values a locket that was a gift from Queen Victoria, a device for creating tattoos and adverts for executions

The team visits Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland and Ashton Court in Bristol, and examines a medal from the Battle of Waterloo and a model of Clifton Suspension Bridge

The team's first purchase is a 1972 VW Fastback, and the second project sees them pick up a 40-year-old police bike

The team cannot believe their luck when a Volvo 144 rolls in with just 15,000 miles on the clock

A look at how Hitler took charge of his army after losing the battle for Moscow, while Stalin did the same with the Red Army after banishing former chief Zhukov to the front

A team of engineers fight to return a veteran Westland Wessex helicopter to the skies - 30 years after its last flight

The team returns to Tredegar House, Newport and values a locket that was a gift from Queen Victoria, a device for creating tattoos and adverts for executions

Simon explores the Democratic Republic of the Congo, encountering thick jungles and swamps as he looks for the people and wildlife whose home is Africa's greatest rainforest

Victor clashes with a pesky plumber whose penchant for morbid practical jokes would try the patience of a saint. Richard Wilson and Annette Crosbie star

Victor and Margaret are trapped in the shed by a swarm of bees - and that is just the start of their troubles. Richard Wilson and Annette Crosbie star

Victor takes up art classes, but Margaret's initial joy to see the back of him turns to dismay when she learns what he has been drawing

It's the pursuit of cute as the team re-commission a 1991 Nissan Figaro

Dave's on his way to Grimsby to pick up an iconic 80s fast Ford, the Mk1 Fiesta XR2, while Bubbles regrets sitting in an immaculate Morris 1800 which he's now desperate to bid on

Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien discover items in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, that are ready for upcycling and hopefully turn a profit for their owners

Exploring the remains of a pioneering industry town in Ohio, a once beautiful Croatian resort bombarded by enemy fire, and an otherworldly garden of Eden in Mexico

Simon explores the Democratic Republic of the Congo, encountering thick jungles and swamps as he looks for the people and wildlife whose home is Africa's greatest rainforest

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