TV Guide Yesterday Sunday

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

Michael Portillo sets out to sample the delights of the Atlantic coasts of Spain and France, beginning in Bordeaux, where he uncovers a historic British connection to the region's wines. Across the border in San Sebastian, Michael learns how diplomacy brought Britain and Spain closer together and rides on a hair-raising scenic railway. Heading to Bilbao, he explores the industrial ties between France and Spain and learns to cook a traditional Basque dish

The longest retreat in British military history, when Allied troops defending Burma in 1942 were confronted by Japanese forces well prepared for jungle warfare. Narrated by Laurence Olivier

The Luftwaffe's bombing raids on Britain's provincial cities, when Coventry and Plymouth were hardest hit, although Portsmouth, Glasgow, Sheffield and Bristol also suffered heavy casualties. Narrated by Laurence Olivier

How the morale of the Third Reich, boosted by Germany's initial military successes, was shattered by the devastating defeat at Stalingrad, relentless Allied bombing raids and an attempt on Hitler's life. Narrated by Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier narrates the story of the D-Day landings in June 1944, when the Allies launched the biggest ever amphibious invasion on the beaches of Normandy. Although both sides suffered heavy casualties, it proved to be the turning point in the war against Germany

On the last leg of his journey across the North and the Midlands, Robbie faces issues with ice on the Grand Union Canal. He takes on Foxton's famous lock flight in Leicestershire and completes his journey in the picturesque village Braunston, Northamptonshire, regarded as the spiritual home for narrowboaters

Robbie Cumming explores life on the English canal network. A low canal tunnel in Staffordshire proves to be problematic and Robbie helps out a stranded boater

Andy Torbet dives below the waves in search of the inspiration for the first stone circle, while Chris Packham and Neil Oliver spend the night on an abandoned island as they hunt for clues as to why cultures change. Meanwhile, Shini Somara tests the technology behind a bronze age sauna and the archaeologists uncover a remarkable find

Simon travels through some of the most remote landscapes on Earth. He begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, encountering thick jungles and tropical swamps as he looks for the people and wildlife whose home is Africa's greatest rainforest. His first destination is the remote village of Baka, where Simon experiences a culture based on sharing resources and respecting all living things in the rainforest

Simon travels through Patagonia at the foot of the South American continent, a beautiful and rugged land of mountains, ice and endless wild grasslands, His journey takes him up to the huge South Patagonian ice field, through the foothills of the Andes towards the great Grey Glacier of eastern Chile. In Taibo and Jauny, Simon encounters two gauchos, the cowboys of South America, who live isolated lives in the mountains, tending their livestock and braving the storms in a simple hut for months on end