U&Yesterday Today

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Michael travels by train from Lymington to Exmouth, discovers how the introduction of the railway inspired Thomas Hardy and tries his hand at carpet-making in Axminster

Crossing into Cornwall, Michael Portillo learns about the last bridge to be built by renowned engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Michael Portillo sets out on the first leg of a journey from Birmingham to Dartmoor, working in a Royal Mail sorting office and learning about the origins of the BMA

Michael Portillo travels from Redditch to Gloucester, beginning with a look back to Victorian times at a needle manufactory

The role played by engineering giant Vickers during the Second World War, including the development of the Spitfire and how the Royal Navy recovered from losing so many warships

How the Americans, once they were provoked into war, out-produced the rest of the world so quickly and by such a huge margin, including the likes of General Motors

Henry Ford's plan, with the help of Albert Kahn, to build a giant factory in Michigan, covering 3.5million sq ft and including an aircraft production line half a mile in length

The team fall for a Subaru Pick-up, which has all the Mathewsons in agreement. But will it all come crashing down when picking up parts proves tricky?

A 1973 Ford Escort Mexico is the team's most expensive purchase to date. To save some cash Derek helps on their second buy - a 1968 Riley Kestrel

Derek journeys to Essex to collect Pete Wood's Austin Allegro, which has been sitting in an aircraft hangar at Audley End for 20 years

British car enthusiasts Will and Gus get to work on a Citroën in an attempt to double their selling price - risking their own money in the process

Footage of wildlife inhabiting underwater kelp forests, including thousands of giant cuttlefish spawning in a rocky reef and tiger sharks hunting for green turtles in seagrass

Footage of animals that live on the coast, including sea lions hunting for tuna, puffins bringing food back to their young, and a strange species of fish that hates water

The impact of humans on aquatic wildlife, from albatrosses unwittingly feeding their offspring plastic to communications between animals disrupted by noise

The naturalist examines the 200 million-year-old remains of an ichthyosaur found on Dorset's Jurassic Coast. Computer graphics are used to create a simulation of the sea creature

The adventurer explores the country as 50 years of civil war draws to a close, meeting farmers in need of government support and guerrillas who have pledged to lay down arms

British car enthusiasts Will and Gus get to work on a Citroën in an attempt to double their selling price - risking their own money in the process

Derek journeys to Essex to collect Pete Wood's Austin Allegro, which has been sitting in an aircraft hangar at Audley End for 20 years

The team pay over the odds for a VW Campervan, but can they hope to break even when they turn out a lovely bus for auction

A 1969 Morris Mini Cooper MkII is totally restored by specialists. They give it the full works, which means only one thing... any chance of profit heads towards an open window

The team set out on a Pre-War challenge with a 1939 three wheeled Morgan F4 - and aptly named Russ Storer from MG Mecca is still keen to take it on

Behind the scenes of a car auction business. A near-perfect 50s Chevy panel van and a very desirable low-mileage 80s Brooklands Capri tempt auctioneer Derek out of Yorkshire

The team struggles to explain how a DAF 33 gearbox works, and office manager Sarah attempts to bring order to the auto memorabilia sale

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Michael Portillo's journey through eastern England takes him to the Snape Maltings music and arts venue, the Norfolk seaside resort of Great Yarmouth and the city of Norwich

Michael Portillo begins the last leg of his rail journey through 1930s Britain in Norfolk at the headquarters of an international horse welfare organisation