TV Guide Yesterday Friday

Michael Portillo explores Scandinavia, braving one of the world's oldest rollercoasters in Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens. He then crosses the Oresund Bridge linking Denmark to Sweden, retracing the journey of a train that carried a revolutionary Russian passenger on an epic voyage, before test-driving a vintage Volvo in Gothenburg. Crossing into Norway, Michael discovers how in 1913 the nation expressed its distinctively modern identity in plays, paintings and polar exploration

Michael Portillo travels through Bohemia and Bavaria, beginning by exploring the art nouveau architecture of Czech Republic capital Prague. He then samples the sulphurous spa waters and wallows in peat and mud in Marianske Lazne, formerly known as Marienbad, before test driving a state-of-the-art passenger train made at the Skoda factory in Pilsen. Crossing the border into Germany, Michael encounters a fire-breathing dragon in Furth-im-Wald, and learns about an early 20th-century pioneer who laid the foundations for Munich's pre-eminence in science and technology

Fiona Bruce presents the show from the Ulster Folk Museum just outside Belfast, where items include a DeLorean car, a pair of 100-year-old anklets worn by women in India, a stone head dug up in a garden, a CF Martin acoustic guitar that has travelled the world, and a carving with links to maritime history. Fiona also explores the history of Irish linen and is challenged to place three diamond-set rings inspired by art deco design in order of value

Fiona Bruce presents the show from the grounds of Wollaton Hall in Nottingham, where treasures include a fire extinguisher cocktail shaker, a toy monkey popping out of a musical pineapple, and underwear belonging to Queen Victoria. Fiona also learns about local activist George Powe, who campaigned to secure employment opportunities for black workers at Raleigh in the 1950s, and guesses the value of three cameo items