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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

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

Escape to the Country

Series 6

Somerset

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

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

Contributors

Presenter:
Jules Hudson
Executive Producer:
Jacqueline Hewer
Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Producer:
Amanda Lowe

Escape to the Country

Series 6

Northumberland

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Series helping buyers find a home. Jules Hudson is in Northumberland, helping a couple who want to move near Hexham. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jules Hudson
Assistant Producer:
Griffiths Dean
Visual Editor:
Joel Corby
Executive Producer:
Jacqueline Hewer
Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Series Producer:
Amanda Lowe

Escape to the Country

Series 5 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 11: Hampshire/Surrey Borders

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

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

Escape to the Country

Series 5 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 13: Hampshire

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

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

Contributors

Presenter:
Melissa Porter
Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Producer:
Amanda Lowe
Assistant Producer:
Jason Hopkins
Production Manager:
Lucy Butler
Executive Producer:
Lindsay Bradbury

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo

Episode 2: Railways and Railwaymen Called to Action

Duration: 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

Contributors

Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Series Producer:
Alison Kreps

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo

Episode 3: Keeping the War Moving

Duration: 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

Duration: 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

Contributors

Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Series Producer:
Alison Kreps

Escape to the Country

Series 5

Episode 24: Westbury-on-Tryn to Wiltshire

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

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

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 4

Skagway to Vancouver

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

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

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 4

Vancouver Island to Kamloops

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

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

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 4

Kamloops to Calgary

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

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

Great Canadian Railway Journeys

Series 1

Episode 6: Vancouver

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 8 months

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

Great Canadian Railway Journeys

Series 1

Episode 8: Port Moody to Kamloops

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 8 months

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

Great Canadian Railway Journeys

Series 1

Episode 7: Vancouver Island to San Juan Island

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 8 months

Michael Portillo explores British Columbia. He discovers how two superpowers nearly came to war over a pig. Show more

Great Canadian Railway Journeys

Series 1

Episode 9: Kamloops to Banff

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 8 months

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

Great Canadian Railway Journeys

Series 1

Episode 10: Calgary

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 8 months

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

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 4

Episode 11: Stirling to Invergowrie

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 4

Episode 13: Dufftown to Aviemore

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Michael Portillo learns how Victorian whisky trains were raided by robbers and travels along one of Scotland's most impressive viaducts. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 4

Episode 15: Invergordon to John O'Groats

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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