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S6-E20 Oakham to Cambridge

Michael Portillo sets off from Oakham in Rutland, where he learns about a noble tradition...

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S6-E19 Oxford to Luton

Beginning in the heart of academia in Oxford, Michael Portillo visits the Bodleian library to...

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S6-E18 Abergavenny to Hanborough

Michael Portillo begins underground at Big Pit coal mine in Blaenavon, where he discovers how...

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S6-E17 Swansea to Hereford

Michael Portillo begins in the ruinous gardens at Aberglasney House near Llandeilo before riding shotgun...

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