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- All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.
- Michael's hunting down poisonous adders on the trail of a Victorian snake catcher, uncovering a secret library in Wimborne, and seeing the Poole potteries founded in the 19th century.
- Michael tastes a Victorian super food in Alton, explores the fascinating Whitchurch Silk Mill, untouched for over 150 years, and tries his hand at driving a steam train on the Watercress Line.
- Michael uncovers the amazing oil fields hidden underneath England's quiet sea side resorts, and discovers the crucial role Weymouth played in the D-day landings.
- Michael experiences the magnificent Victorian organ at Winchester Cathedral, and goes behind the scenes at a 19th century rail works still running in Eastleigh today.
- Michael travels from the naval hub of Portsmouth to Grimsby docks. On the first leg, he helps feed the crew of Britain's newest battleship, and discovers how the Victorians planned to repel a possible French invasion.
- Michael Portillo gets close to some precious Victorian botany at Kew Gardens, tries his hand at croquet and discovers a very surprising 19th century place of worship.
- Michael visits a world famous tourist hotspot that's been captivating visitors since the Victorian era, takes to the air in Yeovil and tries his hand at cloth making, the 19th century way.
- Michael learns to set table aboard the luxury liner Queen Elizabeth before she sets sail and discovers how Cunard steamers began by transporting post across the Atlantic.
- At Winchfield, Michael discovers the vast carriage which carried the Duke of Wellington's coffin to his funeral at St Paul's Cathedral in 1852 and hears how the Duke's stallion also received full military honours when he was buried.
- 2010–8.4 (6)TV EpisodeOn the last of his journeys in the capital, Michael Portillo explores Albertopolis and reaches dizzying heights inside a Victorian landmark. He meets some of Battersea's most famous residents and gives one of them a bath. At Vauxhall, Michael learns about the darker side of London's flower market in Bradshaw's day. He ends this journey at London Bridge, where two stations are becoming one, and a new concourse is being built.