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- Comedian Rachel Parris presents this satirical guide to how women can get on in the television industry 'despite their bodies teeming with pesky oestrogen' using archive footage to reveal some of the unwritten rules of telly.
- 2019–7.7 (21)TV EpisodeMichael's 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook to the Chief Cities of the World sends him to Australia. He traces the route of the trans-continental railway from Port Augusta's southern harbour in South Australia to Darwin in the Northern Territory.
- In New South Wales, Michael climbs the Sydney Harbour Bridge, then travels West into the Blue Mountains on his long journey to Broken Hill.
- 2019–7.6 (18)TV EpisodeAfter visiting wineries in McLaren Vale, Michael joins the Indian Pacific Railway in Adelaide, South Australia and travels across the vast and inhospitable Nullarbor Plain to the gold rush town of Kalgoorlie, then on to Perth.
- After a hot-air balloon ride over Canberra Michael travels to the multi-ethnic heart of Australia's second largest city, Melbourne and soaks up the European feel. Michael visits Luna Park which is the same age as his Bradshaw's Guide.
- Starting from Kuranda near Cairns in Far Northern Queensland Michael travels by rail down through Innisfail and Ingham to Townsville where he is dazzled by the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef.
- Michael travels north from Sydney over the Hawkesbury River bridge. He comes nose to nose with a Port Macquarie koala, dons an Akubra at Kempsey, rides the Byron Bay solar-powered train, and tastes a lamington in Brisbane.
- Beginning 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.
- Steered by his 1936 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo is in Northumbria en route to the Highlands.
- Michael's railway journey through 1930s Britain from Newcastle to Loch Ness reaches Falkirk in Scotland.
- Stopping at Dundee, Michael Portillo heads for Glamis Castle, where Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother, grew up.
- Michael'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.
- Michael 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.
- In 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.
- Clutching his 1930s Bradshaw's Guide, Michael reaches Bodmin en route to Totnes as he explores the West Country from St Ives to Salisbury Plain.
- The Dartmouth Steam Railway takes Michael Portillo to the beautiful home of Agatha Christie, in the company of her great-grandson, James Prichard.
- Michael 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.
- Beginning 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.
- On 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.
- Michael 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.
- Michael 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.
- Michael 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.
- Michael Portillo learns the traditional Cantonese art of noodle making.
- 2020–7.7 (20)TV EpisodeMichael travels by train to Lantau, where the new International airport is, Here he visits an old gated village and meets the village leader whose family has lived there a thousand years. We see the huge Buddha statue that was completed in December 1993. Michael interviews an academic at the HKG university to talk about Chiang Kai Shek's legacy.
- Steered by his 1913 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo takes off on a tour adventure through Thailand from the northern city of Chiang Mai to Kanchanaburi on the River Kwai.
- Michael Portillo is in Southeast Asia on a spectacular 2,500 mile railway adventure across 6 countries, and this episode he shows the canal and river scenes and history in Bangkok then we see the attractive European train station in Bangkok where he boards a train for Hua Hin which was the first town where folk went on vacation as it is a pretty coastal town with a lovely beach.
- 2020–7.8 (20)TV Episode
- In the heaving city of Jakarta, Michael uncovers Indonesia's Dutch colonial past and its rich history as a port, but discovers that the future is uncertain.
- 2020–7.6 (19)TV EpisodeMichael heads to the volcanic heart of Java's Central Province. He visits Java's most dangerous volcano, Mount Merapi, and learns how over 300 people were killed when it erupted in 2010.
- In Java's royal city, Yogyakarta, Michael visits the Sultan's palace and admires the ancient art of shadow puppetry known as wayang.
- In the mountainous interior of Java, Michael discovers how coffee was first brought to the island for cultivation and learns about production today.
- Michael Portillo's rail tour of south east Asia reaches Malaysia, and on the island of Penang, Michael traces the origins of the former British colony in Georgetown.
- 2020–7.4 (17)TV EpisodeMichael Portillo's journey resumes in Kuala Kangsar, where he taps into the source of the lucrative rubber industry that boomed at the time of his 1913 Bradshaw's Guide.
- Michael Portillo discovers Kuala Lumpur's 19th-century origins as a tin mine and tries his hand crafting jewellery at the Royal Selangor pewter factory.
- In Melaka, Malaysia, Michael Portillo tastes the spicy cuisine of the Kristang community, descendants of early 16th-century Portuguese settlers who mixed with local Malays.
- 2020–7.9 (16)TV EpisodeMichael Portillo discovers Singapore's maritime origins and the vision of the 19th-century Englishman who put it on the map. At the iconic Raffles Hotel, Michael treats himself to a Singapore sling.
- 2020–7.8 (15)TV EpisodeIn Tai Seng, Michael goes underground to marvel at the world's largest subterranean rail depot, where self-driving MRT trains are maintained.
- Michael embarks upon a series of railway journeys, this time through the Britain of the inter-war period. He begins with a tour of the Home Counties, starting in the city of dreaming spires, Oxford. He visits the home of MG Sports Cars.
- 2010– 29m7.3 (7)TV EpisodeAt Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire Michael discovers the legacy of a German Jewish doctor who fled the Nazis to settle in Britain. He travels through the Chiltern Hills learning about a banned motor racing event and a design classic.
- Michael visits Hatch End to learn about an illustrator whose name has entered the dictionary. In Slough he tours the world's first out-of-town trading estate. He visits a memorial garden in Stoke Poges before visiting historic Windsor.
- Michael starts the penultimate leg of his trip in Guildford where he visits the cathedral. He learns of the disappearance of Agatha Christie from Chilworth and a Farnham artist before reaching the home of the British Army, Aldershot.
- 2010– 29m7.5 (8)TV EpisodeMichael heads to Farnborough, famous today for its airshow but once at the cutting edge of aviation technology. He continues to Basingstoke visiting Highclere Castle and a memorial chapel. He then travels aboard a world famous tank engine.
- Michael begins his exploration of interwar East Anglia at Sutton Hoo. At Leiston, he visits the world's oldest children's democracy and hears of an artistic rivalry at Dedham in Essex. At Harwich he learns about the Kindertransport.
- 2010– 29m7.8 (6)TV EpisodeMichael visits Abberton Reservoir, near Colchester. He joins the Women's Land Army to pick damsons at Tiptree, discovers the origins of the BBC in Essex and visits what was once the word's largest municipal housing estate.
- 2010– 29m7.8 (6)TV EpisodeMichael's travels resume in leafy Hertfordshire, where he attempts a canoe slalom course. He also visits the estate of Dame Barbara Cartland, Allied Bakeries in Stevenage and hears the shocking story of the R101 airship.