Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home. Alistair Appleton is in Kent, helping a young couple from London to find their ideal country retreat. Show more
Series in which buyers look for their dream homes in the country. Jules Hudson is in Lincolnshire helping a London couple find a house with land for 200 chickens. Show more
Series helping buyers find a home. Jules Hudson is in Northumberland, helping a couple who want to move near Hexham. Show more
Home relocation series. Alistair Appleton house-hunts for a couple who are desperate to relocate for work reasons. They are after a three-bedroom house. Show more
Home relocation series. Melissa Porter helps Noreen and Danny French try and find a village home near Southampton. With a new baby on the way, the pressure is on. Show more
Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo
Episode 2: Railways and Railwaymen Called to Action
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I. In England, he hears of the railwaymen who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Show more
Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo
Episode 3: Keeping the War Moving
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I, experiencing the miniature trains that kept supplies flowing to the front line. Show more
Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo
Episode 4: On Track to Victory
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I. At Bristol's Temple Meads station he hears a first-hand account from the front line. Show more
Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. Melissa Porter tries to find a property for a couple from Essex. Show more
Arriving in Skagway by seaplane from railwayless Juneau, Michael Portillo heads for Dyea and the Chilkoot trail, which the first gold prospectors hiked 100 years ago to the Klondike. Show more
Michael Portillo explores British Columbia. He discovers how two superpowers nearly came to war over a pig and joins the Royal Canadian Navy to firefight on board the frigate HMCS Regina. Show more
Michael Portillo boards one of the world’s most famous trains, the Rocky Mountaineer, to cross the backbone of the North American continent from Kamloops to the spa resort of Banff. Show more
Michael Portillo boards the Canadian Pacific Railway Engine 374 that linked the vast nation of Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific in 1887. Show more
Armed with his 1899 Appleton's Guide to Canada, Michael Portillo learns how to head off a charging bear in the wilderness of British Columbia. Show more
Michael Portillo explores British Columbia. He discovers how two superpowers nearly came to war over a pig. Show more
Michael Portillo boards the Rocky Mountaineer to cross the backbone of the North American continent from Kamloops to the spa resort of Banff. Show more
Michael Portillo arrives in Calgary, Alberta. He saddles up with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, hears about their origins and learns about their role today. Show more
29 minutes
Michael Portillo learns about a Scottish hero, visits a Highland Games and discovers how an impressive piece of Victorian engineering ended in tragedy. Show more
29 minutes
Michael Portillo learns how Victorian whisky trains were raided by robbers and travels along one of Scotland's most impressive viaducts. Show more
29 minutes
Michael Portillo learns how one man helped bring train travel to the Highlands and hears the remarkable tale of Scotland's Victorian gold rush. Show more