U and YESTERDAY

Michael Portillo travels through Holland and Belgium and ends his journey in France's Forest of Compiegne, where the WWI armistice was signed.

Michael Portillo travels through Spain as he once again ventures onto the European rail network, visiting Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Algeciras and Gibraltar.

Three rare Alvises get the auction buyers going. A Chevy Corvette which started its journey in Saudi Arabia makes its way to Thornton le Dale.

Dave gets a nasty surprise when he opens the bonnet of a fast Ford, and an Austin Heavy 12 nearly a century old sets off a bidding war at the auction.

Documentary charting the rise of Nazi Germany's Silver Arrow Grand Prix and speed record cars of the 1930s.

In 1940, Japan launch an attack on a Chinese city - but they are not dropping bombs. Swarms of fleas descend and the city is infected with the bubonic plague.

Fiona Bruce presents the show from Portchester Castle on the Hampshire coast, where finds brought in include a previously unpublished poem by Siegfried Sassoon.

Fiona Bruce presents from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and sees one of the resident botanical artists at work capturing flowers and plants on paper.

Paul heads to County Durham to pick up a 1936 Singer Le Mans sports car and a pristine 1957, one-owner Lambretta LD 150, while Derek gets his hands on a 1962 MGA MK2 Co.

Derek is reunited with the vehicle he took his driving test in - a 1957 Ford 100E Estate. Dave is also on the trail for an Escort, this time a 1970s Mk1 twin cam.

Documentary charting the rise of Nazi Germany's Silver Arrow Grand Prix and speed record cars of the 1930s.

In 1940, Japan launch an attack on a Chinese city - but they are not dropping bombs. Swarms of fleas descend and the city is infected with the bubonic plague.

Fiona Bruce presents the show from Portchester Castle on the Hampshire coast, where finds brought in include a previously unpublished poem by Siegfried Sassoon.

Tim and Pru cross the Scottish Highlands on a sun-kissed voyage along the spectacular Caledonian Canal, a waterway that links the North Sea with the Atlantic.

Exploring a remote Peruvian island besieged by a violent rebellion, a refuge in Nevada that offered hope to its occupants, and a French worker's paradise seized by an invading.

After 10 years of planning, building and testing, involving more than 60,000 people from around the world, Australia's largest transport project nears completion.

Paul heads to County Durham to pick up a 1936 Singer Le Mans sports car and a pristine 1957, one-owner Lambretta LD 150, while Derek gets his hands on a 1962 MGA MK2 Co.

Three rare Alvises get the auction buyers going. A Chevy Corvette which started its journey in Saudi Arabia makes its way to Thornton le Dale.