Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I and travels through Britain and Europe uncovering stories from the Great War.

Armed with his 1913 Bradshaw’s Handbook to the Chief Cities of the World, Michael embarks on six new railway journeys across spectacular...

Michael Portillo explores Canada, armed with his Appleton's Guidebook.

Michael Portillo heads for the Last Frontier of the United States armed with his 1899 Appleton's Guide-Book to Alaska.

Guided by a century-old Bradshaw’s Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo embarks on a railway adventure across...

An intimate look into the personal lives of pop music's greatest and most influential artists.