U&Yesterday Today

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Michael Portillo travels from East Grinstead to Guildford, with his trip including a visit to Leith Hill Place to explore the compositions of Ralph Vaughan Williams

Michael Portillo travels from Woking to Walton-on-Thames, uncovering the story of Britain's first purpose-built crematorium and visiting Brooklands along the way

Michael Portillo explores the Britain of his youth, starting at Preston's Fulwood Barracks and heading to Bury Bolton Street Station in Greater Manchester

Michael Portillo is in Greater Manchester, hearing about the birth of the NHS, the first episode of Coronation Street and the Baby, the first electronic stored-program computer

A series of head-turning supercharged cars head to the Mathewson's auction room. Plus, going under Derek's hammer - a Ford Escort XR3 and a beautiful MGA

Derek heads out to pick up a pair of beautiful Swedish models - a Saab 96L and a Volvo P1800ES. Plus, a rare British AC Aceca comes up for sale

An exploration of the early stages of genocide at the camp, examining the specific role of commander Rudolf Hoess in the process

Dramatisation of the trial of Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess, who was declared insane by the Fuehrer after making an unexpected errand of peace to Britain in 1941. Ben Cross stars

Fiona Bruce presents the second of two programmes from the Somme battlefields, in which she and the experts are joined by families with stories of courage and humanity in wartime

The team visits Tredegar House near Newport in Wales, where items include a tapestry woven in tribute to Status Quo, a frog-shaped brooch and an intricately carved coconut

The team takes on a modern day fast Ford to see if a 'quick flip' could make a few quid and revisit a 3 year MG restoration project that's still not finished

A 90s Alfa with electrical issues lives up to its stereotype and the team revisit a road roller, four years on. They also tackle a French motoring icon, the Citroen 2CV6 Dolly

An exploration of the early stages of genocide at the camp, examining the specific role of commander Rudolf Hoess in the process

Dramatisation of the trial of Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess, who was declared insane by the Fuehrer after making an unexpected errand of peace to Britain in 1941. Ben Cross stars

Fiona Bruce presents the second of two programmes from the Somme battlefields, in which she and the experts are joined by families with stories of courage and humanity in wartime

Simon Reeve witnesses the harsh realities of the refugee crisis in Zimbabwe as he continues his quest to trace the southern tropic, travelling from South Africa to Madagascar

Simon travels across the Kalahari desert in southern Africa, going on a hunt with a group of San trackers before heading to the oasis of the Okavango Delta

Simon travels through Laos and Vietnam and concludes his trip in Hawaii on the final leg of his journey along the northern tropic

The team takes on a modern day fast Ford to see if a 'quick flip' could make a few quid and revisit a 3 year MG restoration project that's still not finished

A series of head-turning supercharged cars head to the Mathewson's auction room. Plus, going under Derek's hammer - a Ford Escort XR3 and a beautiful MGA

Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien hope a clay pigeon trap, a searchlight and a Peugeot 205 will help make a profit for their owners

Exploring a bizarre block in Taiwan resembling a giant speaker, a pioneering venture in Alaska, and an alpine village that masks a military beast

Simon Reeve witnesses the harsh realities of the refugee crisis in Zimbabwe as he continues his quest to trace the southern tropic, travelling from South Africa to Madagascar

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Michael Portillo visits Oldham's Victorian theatre, attends a knife-making workshop in Sheffield and spends a few hours at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park near Wakefield

In Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Michael Portillo visits the National Coal Mining Museum for England at Caphouse Colliery, and in Leeds, he heads for the Chapeltown area