Series 3
(2012)
Cast
as Self - Presenter
Episodes
Great Yarmouth to Beccles 0.0
January 2, 2012
Michael Portillo discovers the grave robbing history of Great Yarmouth and tries his hand at working a Victorian swing …
Darsham to Felixstowe 0.0
January 3, 2012
Michael Portillo follows the Victorians' fascination with Britain's own Atlantis to Dunwich and discovers the history o…
Sudbury to Southend 0.0
January 4, 2012
Michael Portillo comes face to face with a medieval politician, takes a rail tour of Victorian freak show hot spots, an…
Epping to Hackney 0.0
January 5, 2012
Michael Portillo sees how gunpowder made in Waltham Cross fuelled an empire, and heads to Hackney to uncover the grueso…
Fenchurch to Embankment 0.0
January 6, 2012
Michael Portillo takes a ride on a secret miniature railway hidden beneath London's streets, and rings the bells of the…
Windsor to Didcot 0.0
January 9, 2012
Michael Portillo visits a station fit for royalty in Windsor and views an engineering triumph built by Brunel to span t…
Reading to Alton 0.0
January 10, 2012
Michael Portillo tastes a Victorian superfood in Alton and tries his hand at driving a steam train on the challenging W…
Winchester to Isle of Wight 0.0
January 11, 2012
Michael Portillo experiences the magnificent Victorian organ at Winchester Cathedral and visits a 19th-century rail wor…
Brockenhurst to Poole 0.0
January 12, 2012
On the trail of a Victorian snake catcher, Michael visits the New Forest seeking out venomous adders, uncovers a secret…
Wareham to Portland 0.0
January 13, 2012
Michael uncovers the amazing oil fields hidden underneath England's quiet seaside resorts, discovers the crucial role W…
Oxford to Pershore 0.0
January 16, 2012
Michael is lead to a special view of the city of Oxford by his 19th century guidebook, samples a Victorian navvies' bre…
Hartlebury to Great Malvern 0.0
January 17, 2012
Michael Portillo visits the Worcestershire village of Hartlebury, which was once home to a bishop who captured Queen Vi…
Lydney to Newport 0.0
January 18, 2012
Michael discovers Britain's hidden micro-mines within the Forest of Dean, sees why the Victorians fell for the romantic…
Cardiff to Brecon 0.0
January 19, 2012
Michael discovers the Victorian coal heritage that turned Cardiff into the city it is today, explores the 19th-century …
Port Talbot to Milford Haven 0.0
January 20, 2012
Michael explores the Victorian railway legacy behind the steel works of Port Talbot, follows the trail of 19th-century …
Berwick-Upon-Tweed to Morpeth 0.0
January 23, 2012
Michael discovers the unique cross-border history of Berwick-Upon-Tweed, hears the unique story of the Pitman Painters …
Bardon Mill to Wigton 0.0
January 24, 2012
Michael gets his hands dirty following the example of Victorian archaeologists at Hadrian's Wall, discovers how the inv…
Cockermouth to Eskdale 0.0
January 25, 2012
Michael drinks a Victorian brew drawn from the pure waters of Cockermouth, steps inside the hidden world of nuclear rep…
Kirkby-in-Furness to Lancaster 0.0
January 26, 2012
Michael finds out the secrets behind Kirkby's famous blue slate, submerges himself into a secret world of nuclear subma…
Heysham to Snaefell 0.0
January 27, 2012
Michael sets sail from Heysham to the Isle of Man, where he discovers the horse trams of Douglas, the 19th century secr…
Bray to Dublin 0.0
January 30, 2012
Today Michael observes the amazing engineering feat involved in building the railway along Dublin's treacherous East co…
Enfield to Drogheda 0.0
January 31, 2012
Today Michael explores the extensive railway network within the Bog of Allen, discovers the Victorian secrets behind th…
Dundalk to Portadown 0.0
February 1, 2012
Today Michael explores the Victorians' fascination with antiquity, by visiting the amazing Cromlech stones of Dundalk. …
Belfast to Whitehead 0.0
February 2, 2012
Today Michael explores the fascinating history of Belfast's Victorian docks, discovers the Irish spade making tradition…
Ballymoney to Londonderry 0.0
February 3, 2012
Today Michael takes a white knuckle walk over the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, follows in the footsteps of the Victorian…