U&Yesterday Thursday

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home

Michael Portillo begins a journey from the Midlands to the West Country, visiting Derby's famous 19th-century railway works and the Walkers crisps factory in Leicester

Michael Portillo hears about the destruction of Coventry's gothic cathedral by the German Luftwaffe in 1940, and visits the nearby factory where the iconic London taxi is built

Michael Portillo sees the work being done for the new HS2 railway in Warwickshire, and in Stratford-upon-Avon he learns about the founding of the Royal Shakespeare Company

Michael Portillo stops in Wolverhampton, where he finds out about the impact of Enoch Powell's 1968 speech, and also visits Kidderminster, Worcester and Cheltenham

Derek's on his way to Blackpool to pick up what will be the highest priced item at the next auction. But, the 1970 Aston Martin DBS needs a tow to the local garage

Over the years Derek has learnt to always expect the unexpected. So when Call the Midwife star Cliff Parisi drops off his Bedford CA campervan it's just another day at the office

The events of 1944, when the death toll rose substantially, leaving the Allies with a difficult decision over what should be done about it

As Hitler's troops advance, occupants in Ukraine, Belarus and Poland take the brunt of the occupying forces cruelty; and the first concentration camps are created

The team returns to Waltham Forest Town Hall in east London, where items include an Art Deco pendant with a hint of ancient Egypt and a purse that saved a German soldier's life

The team visits Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, where items include a 1970s barber's chair, a 12th-century Hindu sculpture and collectibles indirectly related to the Titanic

The team opt to buy one of the most affordable sports cars on the road - the Mazda MX-5

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

The events of 1944, when the death toll rose substantially, leaving the Allies with a difficult decision over what should be done about it

As Hitler's troops advance, occupants in Ukraine, Belarus and Poland take the brunt of the occupying forces cruelty; and the first concentration camps are created

The team returns to Waltham Forest Town Hall in east London, where items include an Art Deco pendant with a hint of ancient Egypt and a purse that saved a German soldier's life

Simon traces the path of the northern tropic around the globe. He begins in Mexico before heading east to Cuba and finishing in the Bahamas

Paul and Charlie head south for an immaculate Lotus Super 7. Derek and Jack are in Sheffield collecting a 1929 Riley Monaco and a 1924 Alvis 12/50 tourer

Will Trickett and Gus Gregory head to the West Country to buy a Golf GTI. Gus hates it on sight, but Will is smitten. They soon discover why the car is laid up - it has no engine

The team lift the shutters on their biggest restoration to date in the shape of a Series 1 Land Rover. But does that mean record profit or history making loss?

A collection of Austin Mini Metros arrive for auction. A baby Fiat 850 coupe also goes under the hammer and a haulier offloads part of his vintage commercial vehicle collection

Simon O'Brien repurposes some old suitcases, while Henry Cole gives an old dresser some serious bling

Featuring Italian ruins immortalised by Hollywood, a crumbling Chilean city with two lives and a brutalist Scottish relic whose prayers went unanswered

Guided by his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo travels from Mysuru to the first stronghold of the East India Company in Chennai

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home

From Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, Michael Portillo visits Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Slimbridge in Gloucestershire, and Bristol Temple Meads

Michael Portillo embarks on train journeys through Edwardian Britain, exploring the grand estates of Norfolk and a bivouac on Brownsea Island on the way