Series 13 poster

Series 13

(2021)

Cast

Michael Portillo as Self - Presenter
Michael Portillo

as Self - Presenter

Episodes

Biggin Hill to Ashdown Forest poster

Biggin Hill to Ashdown Forest 0.0

May 17, 2021

Michael Portillo experiences a terrifying ‘victory roll’ in a World War II Spitfire, high above the most famous aerodro…

Hassocks to Benenden poster

Hassocks to Benenden 0.0

May 18, 2021

Starting in Hassocks, Michael makes his way to the beautiful Sussex village of Ditchling, where, between the wars, a Ro…

Rye to Dungeness poster

Rye to Dungeness 0.0

May 19, 2021

Michael Portillo follows his 1930s Bradshaw’s guide to the unspoilt East Sussex port of Rye, where he learns about the …

Deal to Margate poster

Deal to Margate 0.0

May 20, 2021

From the Kent Cinque Port of Deal, Michael heads to the splendid Walmer Castle, home during the 1920s to a Lord Warden …

Herne Bay to Leeds Castle, Kent poster

Herne Bay to Leeds Castle, Kent 0.0

May 21, 2021

Armed with his interwar copy of Bradshaw’s Guide to the Railways, Michael reaches the Kent seaside resort of Herne Bay,…

Chislehurst to Kennington poster

Chislehurst to Kennington 0.0

May 24, 2021

Michael continues his journeys in greater London. Beginning on its southeastern fringe in the leafy and historic villag…

Hackney Wick to Oxford Circus poster

Hackney Wick to Oxford Circus 0.0

May 25, 2021

Michael continues his travels through the capital in the heart of London’s East End. Michael explores Hackney Wick, tod…

Hampstead to Islington poster

Hampstead to Islington 0.0

May 26, 2021

Michael’s Bradshaw’s-inspired rail tour of London continues in Hampstead, where shortly before the outbreak of the Seco…

Dagenham to Battersea poster

Dagenham to Battersea 0.0

May 27, 2021

Armed with his 1930s Bradshaw’s guide, Michael is in London, where he tracks the River Thames from east to west. Michae…

Park Royal to Westminster poster

Park Royal to Westminster 0.0

May 29, 2021

Michael Portillo discovers the origins of Harry Beck's map of the London Underground, learns about a shocking surrealis…