On the final leg of Michael Portillo's Irish journey he discovers historic jewellery with royal connections in Galway and meets a people's king.

Michael Portillo is on a rail trip through the Irish Republic. He visits the Irish National Stud and uncovers an astronomical feat of Victorian engineering.

Michael Portillo uses his Victorian guidebook to compare and contrast Ireland then and now. In this episode, Michael tries his hand at cutting marble.

Michael Portillo learns the ancient art of making butter and Ireland's oldest game, then rides the Duke of Devonshire's Victorian Irish railway.

Michael Portillo samples 19th-century foodie delicacies, explores a landscape shot to fame by rails and royals, and risks life and limb for the gift of the gab.

Michael Portillo takes to sea with the heroes of the RNLI, visits a stormy coastal railway and has a close personal encounter with his boyhood hero.

Michael Portillo visits a garden used as a viewing platform for public hangings, and experiences a timepiece like no other.

Michael Portillo explores a church that moves in mysterious ways and summons all his strength to move a one hundred and ten tonne steam locomotive.

Michael Portillo visits a tourist hotspot that's been captivating visitors since the Victorian era and takes to the air in Yeovil.

Michael Portillo gets to grips with the old grey matter at a Victorian asylum, gives a historic horse a facelift and makes malt the 19th century way.

Michael Portillo learns how one man helped bring train travel to the Highlands and hears the remarkable tale of Scotland's Victorian gold rush.

Michael Portillo rides one of Scotland's most picturesque railways, visits the smallest station and learns what went into a Victorian-style spa break.

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

Michael Portillo learns how Queen Victoria used to hide from her subjects, discovers how factory workers went deaf and goes out with a bang in Aberdeenshire.

Michael Portillo learns about a Scottish hero, visits a Highland Games and discovers how an impressive piece of Victorian engineering ended in tragedy.

Michael Portillo sees how Lincolnshire farmers utilised rails to improve their harvests and visits Lincoln's most impressive cathedral.

Michael Portillo discovers how derelict Victorian London is being rejuvenated and puts in a shift at a Cambridgeshire brick factory.

Michael Portillo learns how Victorian fire fighters liked a tipple and discovers how even 19th-century sewage pumps were a celebration of design.

Michael Portillo gets close to some Victorian botany at Kew Gardens, tries his hand at croquet and discovers a surprising 19th-century place of worship.

Michael Portillo feeds the crew of Britain's newest warship and discovers how the Victorians planned to repel a possible French invasion.

Michael Portillo travels to the Victorian seaside resort of Aberystwyth and unleashes the power of a 19th-century engineering triumph.

Michael Portillo rides the stunning Severn Valley Railway across Victoria Bridge and learns how Victorian blacksmithing was not for the faint-hearted.

Michael Portillo explores one of the greatest locomotive factories in railway history, discovers the dark side of the Industrial Revolution and learns how, in Victorian times, the potteries brought their products to the masses.

Michael Portillo learns how the railways helped to make Birmingham the world's pen-making capital and hears tales of a notorious Victorian murderer.

Michael Portillo meets the craftsmen behind Victorian furniture and sees Shakespeare through the eyes of a 19th-century railway tourist.