Season 6 - Episode Guide

Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo embarks on a journey through southern Scotland from west to east. From Ayr, he admires Ailsa Craig before getting to grips with curling.

Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo continues his travels through the Scottish lowlands. From Greenock, he sets sail in the world's last seagoing paddle steamer.

Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo continues his journey through southern Scotland. He celebrates Victorian iron and steel in Motherwell, admiring the Forth Rail Bridge.

Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo begins his journey in Stirling, where he visits the scene of a bloody battle at Bannockburn. In Perth, he learns how to make a sporran.

Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2015 (30 min)

On the last leg of his journey across Scotland from west to east, Michael Portillo pays homage to the birthplace of golf at St Andrews.

Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo embarks on a series of journeys through London. He travels on the capital's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Line.

Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo embarks on a series of journeys through London. He is invited aboard the construction locomotive for Crossrail.

Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo embarks on a series of journeys through London. He takes the high-speed line to Stratford to explore the legacy of the Olympic Park.

Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2015 (30 min)

Guided by his Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo explores London's theatreland and discovers how 19th-century engineering made for spectacular theatricals.

Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2015 (30 min)

On the last of his journeys in the capital, Michael Portillo explores Albertopolis and reaches dizzying heights inside a Victorian landmark.

Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Jan 19, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo embarks on a journey from the East Midlands to the island of Lindisfarne. On this leg, he gives an old engine a fresh start in Derby.

Episode: 6x12 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Derby to Lindisfarne. In Boston, Lincolnshire, he explores the connection between the town and its American namesake.

Episode: 6x13 | Airdate: Jan 21, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo continues his journey from the heart of the East Midlands to Northumberland's Holy Island. In Hessle, he learns about the Humber Bridge.

Episode: 6x14 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Derby to Lindisfarne. In Middlesbrough, he visits one of the last cast-iron foundries in the city.

Episode: 6x15 | Airdate: Jan 23, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo journeys from Newcastle up the north east coast to Lindisfarne. He finds out about the world's earliest swing bridge and its inventor.

Episode: 6x16 | Airdate: Jan 26, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from west Wales to East Anglia. He investigates what caused riotous rebels to dress up as women in Narberth.

Episode: 6x17 | Airdate: Jan 27, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Pembroke Dock to Cambridge. En route, he learns about the Victorian signalling system still in place today.

Episode: 6x18 | Airdate: Jan 28, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo begins underground at Big Pit coal mine in Blaenavon before making his way to Blenheim Palace, where he investigates a historic fire.

Episode: 6x19 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2015 (30 min)

Michael Portillo visits the Bodleian, Oxford University's research library, to see some Victorian treasures including a pocket-size edition of Bradshaw's Companion.

Episode: 6x20 | Airdate: Jan 30, 2015 (30 min)

On the final leg of his journey from west Wales to East Anglia, Michael Portillo begins in Oakham before heading east to Stamford and on to Cambridge University.