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A look at the incredible machines built to get troops directly to the front line, on land, at sea and in the air

The Independent, a skyscraper in Austin, Texas. At a height of 690ft, it is the tallest building in the city, surpassing the 683ft Austonian, another residential skyscraper

Investigating what happened to a pirate city in Jamaica, a grim gulag in Croatia and a Louisiana plantation caught up in the aftermath of the American Civil War

Examining a ghost island once belonging to a secretive country on the fringes of Europe. Also, a haunting site in the UK with evidence of strange burial practices

The Allies entered Germany and ran into the imposing Siegfried Line defences. American troops fought to a gruelling, bloody standstill in the Huertgen Forest, at a terrible cost

In 1933, Heinrich Himmler signed a 100-year lease for Wewelsburg castle in Büren, Germany. The space became a clandestine training space for the SS

Michael Portillo continues his travels through England's Home Counties at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, before making his way to Beaconsfield

Michael Portillo travels to leafy Hatch End in north-west London, where he meets the great-nephew of the famous illustrator William Heath Robinson

Fiona Bruce and the team return to the V&A Dundee design museum, with items including a self-pouring teapot, a glass helmet and a piece of tartan that has been to the Moon

Derek picks out a solid-looking 1969 MGB for the team to look out for at auction. After winning it is sent to a father-and-son team to restore

Dave alerts the team to a 1979 Lotus Esprit S3. It's an expensive buy and a serious risk, but it's also a thoroughbred classic in need of a proper recommission

Hitler's launch of his great counter-offensive against the unsuspecting Allies in the Ardennes. This was the Nazis' last gamble in the West to turn the tide of the war

Allied forces stumble across a sprawling complex in the French countryside. What did the Nazis have planned for this mysterious Nazi stronghold?

Fiona Bruce and the team return to the V&A Dundee design museum, with items including a self-pouring teapot, a glass helmet and a piece of tartan that has been to the Moon

Michael Portillo continues his journey through the Lake District, where he learns about the legacy of author Beatrix Potter, and finishes with a brief encounter at Carnforth

Michael Portillo journeys from Preston to Swinton, finishing on Kersal Moor, where he discovers the poetry of Edwin Waugh and twists his tongue around the Lancashire dialect

Dave's drawn to a Fiat Uno 45 in 'hearing aid beige, a well-known manufacturer's colour', with 36,000 miles on the clock

Sheldon and Peter need to find a way of turning a mint imported Beetle Cabriolet into client James's dream

Derek picks out a solid-looking 1969 MGB for the team to look out for at auction. After winning it is sent to a father-and-son team to restore

Examining a ghost island once belonging to a secretive country on the fringes of Europe. Also, a haunting site in the UK with evidence of strange burial practices

Michael Portillo continues his travels through England's Home Counties at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, before making his way to Beaconsfield

Michael Portillo travels to leafy Hatch End in north-west London, where he meets the great-nephew of the famous illustrator William Heath Robinson

A look at the incredible machines built to get troops directly to the front line, on land, at sea and in the air

The motorbike team create a new lubrication system to keep a 1930s BSA motorbike running. Plus, a Mini Metro and red Corvette turn heads at the Members Classic Car Show

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A look at the world's biggest oil tanker - the mighty Supertanker Europe of the record-breaking TI Class of ship