Series 13
(2021)
Cast
as Self - Presenter
Episodes
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 0.0
May 29, 2021
Michael Portillo discovers the origins of Harry Beck's map of the London Underground, learns about a shocking surrealis…