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Michael Portillo picks up his rail journey from Warwick to Rye. In Reading, he traces the origins of education for workers, and in Cliveden explores a great Italianate mansion

In Snowdonia, Michael Portillo braves the fastest zip line in the world - 1,500 feet across a quarry - as he begins the last leg of his journey to Caernarfon

Michael Portillo embarks on the final leg of his journey following the route of the North Country Continental service, heading to Harwich, Essex

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home

The adventurer travels around the coastline of the Indian Ocean, setting out from South Africa - where he dives with sharks - and moving on to Mozambique and Zanzibar

The adventurer's journey takes him spearfishing on Madagascar, through the slums of Mauritius and on to the Seychelles, where he visits the world's smallest national park

The adventurer travels from the south of Kenya to the Horn of Africa, along the way joining a Ugandan peace-keeping force in Mogadishu, the capital of war-torn Somalia

Simon journeys from Oman to the Maldives, where the tropical coral islands are being damaged by bleaching and an entire island has been manufactured as a landfill dump

The adventurer travels around the coastline of the Indian Ocean, setting out from South Africa - where he dives with sharks - and moving on to Mozambique and Zanzibar

The adventurer's journey takes him spearfishing on Madagascar, through the slums of Mauritius and on to the Seychelles, where he visits the world's smallest national park

The adventurer travels from the south of Kenya to the Horn of Africa, along the way joining a Ugandan peace-keeping force in Mogadishu, the capital of war-torn Somalia

Simon journeys from Oman to the Maldives, where the tropical coral islands are being damaged by bleaching and an entire island has been manufactured as a landfill dump

Vintage comedy sketches, including Done to Death. With music by Georgie Fame and Alan Price

Barker and Corbett continue their gripping serial Done to Death, together with a classic monologue and a song from Chelsea Brown

Vintage comedy from Messrs Barker and Corbett, with music by Thelma Houston

Alan Price and Georgie Fame guest on the vintage comedy show, starring Messrs Barker and Corbett

Vintage comedy sketches, including Done to Death. With music by Georgie Fame and Alan Price

Barker and Corbett continue their gripping serial Done to Death, together with a classic monologue and a song from Chelsea Brown

Vintage comedy from Messrs Barker and Corbett, with music by Thelma Houston

Alan Price and Georgie Fame guest on the vintage comedy show, starring Messrs Barker and Corbett

Vintage comedy sketches, including Done to Death. With music by Georgie Fame and Alan Price

Barker and Corbett continue their gripping serial Done to Death, together with a classic monologue and a song from Chelsea Brown

Vintage comedy from Messrs Barker and Corbett, with music by Thelma Houston

Alan Price and Georgie Fame guest on the vintage comedy show, starring Messrs Barker and Corbett

Michael Portillo reaches London on his rail journey from Warwick to Rye in East Sussex. In Ealing, he is transformed for the silver screen by expert hair and make-up

Michael Portillo visits the University of Glasgow's Officer Training Corps. He then heads to Helensburgh, where he discovers a group of artists known as the Glasgow Boys

Michael Portillo sets off on a trip through Britain's industrial heartlands in the footsteps of George V, beginning by travelling from Warrington to Preston

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

In Blackburn, Michael Portillo catches a rare glimpse of Edwardian life on celluloid and marvels at how factory workers and schoolchildren alike were drawn to seek fame on film

Michael Portillo sets off on the first leg of a journey from the Midlands to Rye in East Sussex, beginning by travelling from Warwick to Radley in Oxfordshire

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