Series 11
(2020)
Cast
as Self - Presenter
Episodes
Newcastle to County Durham 0.0
January 6, 2020
Beginning just outside Newcastle in Jarrow, Michael uncovers the desperation which led 200 men to march 300 miles to We…
Kielder Forest to Edinburgh 0.0
January 7, 2020
Steered by his 1936 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo is in Northumbria en route to the Highlands.
Falkirk to Dundee 0.0
January 8, 2020
Michael Portillo's railway journey through 1930s Britain from Newcastle to Loch Ness reaches Falkirk in Scotland.
Dundee to Aberdeen 0.0
January 9, 2020
Stopping at Dundee, Michael Portillo heads for Glamis Castle, where Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother, grew u…
Elgin to Loch Ness 0.0
January 10, 2020
Michael Portillo's journey ends at Loch Ness, where he joins the Deep Scan research team as they scour the deep for sig…
St Ives to St Day 0.0
January 13, 2020
Michael Portillo explores the West Country between the wars and discovers a Cornish fisherman, who, although he began p…
Truro to St Mawgan 0.0
January 14, 2020
In the countryside surrounding Truro, Michael finds the historic estate of Trewithen, whose gardens were stocked from C…
Bodmin to Totnes 0.0
January 15, 2020
Clutching his 1930s Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo reaches Bodmin en route to Totnes as he explores the West Countr…
Paignton to Tiverton 0.0
January 16, 2020
The Dartmouth Steam Railway takes Michael Portillo to the beautiful home of Agatha Christie, in the company of her grea…
Taunton to Salisbury Plain 0.0
January 17, 2020
Michael Portillo crosses the county line from Devon into Somerset. He sees first-hand how willow farmers sought to over…
Canterbury to Alexandra Palace 0.0
January 20, 2020
Beginning in Canterbury in Kent, Michael treads the boards as he uncovers the political message behind a play, publishe…
Limehouse to Rochford 0.0
January 21, 2020
On this leg, Michael alights at Limehouse in east London for Cable Street, which became the focus of Britain's fight ag…
Witham to Felixstowe 0.0
January 22, 2020
Michael Portillo's railway journey reaches Witham in Essex. Here he visits the factory of the world's oldest supplier o…
Saxmundham to Norwich 0.0
January 23, 2020
Michael Portillo heads for Snape Maltings, a concert and arts venue, and learns how the music and life of one of Britai…
Attleborough to Skegness 0.0
January 24, 2020
Michael Portillo is in Attleborough, at the headquarters of an international horse welfare organization which was estab…