S2 E1 • Brighton to Crystal Palace

Michael finds out about Brighton's Victorian aquarium

Première diffusion : 3 janvier 2011

S2 E2 • Waterloo to Canary Wharf

2/25. Michael explores the changing fortunes of London's docks.

Première diffusion : 4 janvier 2011

S2 E3 • Enfield to Cambridge

Michael Portillo visits the Government Arms Factory at Enfield, the largest machine shop in Europe in George Bradshaw's day; discovers how the trains transformed Newmarket's races and finds out why Cambridge could be considered the birthplace of modern football.

Première diffusion : 5 janvier 2011

S2 E4 • Ely to King's Lynn

Michael goes fishing with the last eel trapper on the Fens at Ely.

Première diffusion : 6 janvier 2011

S2 E5 • Dereham to Cromer

Michael gets the rare chance to drive a heritage diesel train.

Première diffusion : 7 janvier 2011

S2 E6 • Ledbury to Shrewsbury

Michael visits the world's first iron-framed building in Shrewsbury.

Première diffusion : 10 janvier 2010

S2 E7 • Telford to Wrexham

Michael explores historic Chirk castle and has a go at making traditional Cheshire cheese.

Première diffusion : 11 janvier 2011

S2 E8 • Chester to Conwy

Michael visits Chester's Roman remains and goes mussel fishing on the Conwy estuary.

Première diffusion : 12 janvier 2011

S2 E9 • Llanrwst to Porthmadog

Michael visits the Victorian slate capital of Blaenau Ffestiniog in the Conwy valley.

Première diffusion : 13 janvier 2011

S2 E10 • Llanberis to Holyhead

Michael takes the train to the top of Wales's highest peak, Mount Snowdon.

Première diffusion : 14 janvier 2011

S2 E11 • Newcastle to Chester-le-Street

Michael Portillo visits the first locomotive factory in the world.

Première diffusion : 17 janvier 2011

S2 E12 • Durham to Grosmont

Michael Portillo visits the historic Durham Cathedral and takes a Dracula tour in Whitby.

Première diffusion : 18 janvier 2011

S2 E13 • York to Saltaire

Michael Portillo takes a Turkish bath in the famous spa town of Harrogate.

Première diffusion : 19 janvier 2011

S2 E14 • Batley to Sheffield

Michael Portillo finds out about shoddy, a successful 19th-century recycling industry.

Première diffusion : 20 janvier 2011

S2 E15 • Langley Mill to Melton Mowbray

Michael finds out how trains transformed the traditional British sport of fox hunting.

Première diffusion : 21 janvier 2011

S2 E16 • London Bridge to Chatham

Michael visits the Royal Observatory at Greenwich to see how the railways standardised time, takes a walk through the world's first underwater tunnel at Rotherhithe and explores the historic Dockyards at Chatham

Première diffusion : 24 janvier 2011

S2 E17 • Aylesford to Tunbridge Wells

Michael explores the life of Victorian hop pickers, finds out about Maidstone's revolutionary paper industry and discovers how the railways turned cricket into a national sport

Première diffusion : 25 janvier 2011

S2 E18 • Canterbury to Margate

Michael finds out how Canterbury Cathedral was saved during the Baedecker raids of World War II, goes whelk fishing in Whitstable and explores the origins of a seaside swim in Margate.

Première diffusion : 26 janvier 2011

S2 E19 • Sandwich to Folkestone

Michael explores a secret port that ran the first train ferries to France carrying vital supplies during World War I, visits Walmer castle, the home of the Duke of Wellington and discovers how the Victorians initiated the building of the Channel tunnel

Première diffusion : 27 janvier 2011

S2 E20 • Hythe to Hastings

Michael discovers a hardy breed of sheep on the atmospheric Romney Marsh, explores Kent's new sparkling wine industry and finds out why the Victorians went mad for ferns in Hastings

Première diffusion : 28 janvier 2011

S2 E21 • Ayr to Paisley

Michael visits the hometown of Robbie Burns and finds out how to make haggis, discovers how the railways transformed the game of golf in Prestwick, and uncovers the story of the great Victorian tartan hoax in Paisley

Première diffusion : 31 janvier 2011

S2 E22 • Dumbarton to Tyndrum

Michael explores the historic Dumbarton shipyards that built the Cutty Sark, visits one of Queen Victoria's favourite haunts, Loch Lomond, and goes hunting for gold in Scotland's mountains

Première diffusion : 1 février 2011

S2 E23 • Oban to Corrour

Michael discovers how trains spread the word about Oban whisky, hears about the heroic struggle to build a railway across the desolate Rannoch Moor, and visits Corrour, one of the favourite shooting estates of the Victorian political elite

Première diffusion : 2 février 2011

S2 E24 • Roybridge to Glenfinnan

Michael investigates one of the great geological mysteries of the 19th Century, the parallel roads of Glenroy. Plus, he finds out how the Victorians put a weather observatory on the top of Ben Nevis and takes a steam train across one of the most spectacular viaducts in Britain at Glenfinnan

Première diffusion : 3 février 2011

S2 E25 • Lochailort to Skye

Michael discovers how the railways helped train the first generation of commandos at Lochailort in World War II, finds out why langoustines have replaced herrings as the top catch in the fishing port of Mallaig, and sails across the sea to Skye to explore the history of the highland crofters

Première diffusion : 4 février 2011