Series 11
15 episodes · Jan 6, 2020
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S11E1Newcastle to County Durham
Jan 6, 202030mBeginning just outside Newcastle in Jarrow, Michael uncovers the desperation which led 200 men to march 300 miles to Westminster in order to petition the Government for work. In Newcastle, Michael admires the city's iconic railway bridge.
S11E2Kielder Forest to Edinburgh
Jan 7, 202030mSteered by his 1936 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo is in Northumbria en route to the Highlands.
S11E3Falkirk to Dundee
Jan 8, 202030mMichael Portillo's railway journey through 1930s Britain from Newcastle to Loch Ness reaches Falkirk in Scotland.
S11E4Dundee to Aberdeen
Jan 9, 202030mStopping at Dundee, Michael Portillo heads for Glamis Castle, where Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother, grew up.
S11E5Elgin to Loch Ness
Jan 10, 202030mMichael Portillo's journey ends at Loch Ness, where he joins the Deep Scan research team as they scour the deep for signs of the elusive monster.
S11E6St Ives to St Day
Jan 13, 202030mMichael Portillo explores the West Country between the wars and discovers a Cornish fisherman, who, although he began painting only in his seventies, inspired established artists from the capital.
S11E7Truro to St Mawgan
Jan 14, 202030mIn the countryside surrounding Truro, Michael finds the historic estate of Trewithen, whose gardens were stocked from China by professional plant hunters commissioned by its owner.
S11E8Bodmin to Totnes
Jan 15, 202030mClutching his 1930s Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo reaches Bodmin en route to Totnes as he explores the West Country from St Ives to Salisbury Plain.
S11E9Paignton to Tiverton
Jan 16, 202030mThe Dartmouth Steam Railway takes Michael Portillo to the beautiful home of Agatha Christie, in the company of her great-grandson, James Prichard.
S11E10Taunton to Salisbury Plain
Jan 17, 202030mMichael Portillo crosses the county line from Devon into Somerset. He sees first-hand how willow farmers sought to overcome the challenge from the production of synthetic plastics during the 1930s.
S11E11Canterbury to Alexandra Palace
Jan 20, 202030mBeginning in Canterbury in Kent, Michael treads the boards as he uncovers the political message behind a play, published in 1936, inspired by the 12th-century murder of Archbishop Thomas a Becket.
S11E12Limehouse to Rochford
Jan 21, 202030mOn this leg, Michael alights at Limehouse in east London for Cable Street, which became the focus of Britain's fight against fascism in the 1930s.
S11E13Witham to Felixstowe
Jan 22, 202030mMichael Portillo's railway journey reaches Witham in Essex. Here he visits the factory of the world's oldest supplier of metal framed windows which became popular in the 30s.
S11E14Saxmundham to Norwich
Jan 23, 202030mMichael Portillo heads for Snape Maltings, a concert and arts venue, and learns how the music and life of one of Britain’s greatest composers was shaped by the sea and his Suffolk surroundings.
S11E15Attleborough to Skegness
Jan 24, 202030mMichael Portillo is in Attleborough, at the headquarters of an international horse welfare organization which was established in the late 1920s, where he learns about the charity's pioneering founder.