TV Guide Yesterday Wednesday

Artist Piers Secunda uncovers the hidden history of Alderney to reveal new evidence of atrocities committed by the Nazis on this tiny island during the Second World War. He examines how slave workers from across Europe were shipped to Alderney to build a fortress for Hitler

Michael Portillo completes his rail journey through 1930s Britain, beginning in Norfolk at the headquarters of an international horse welfare organisation. In Peterborough, he visits a tidal defence barrier that helped save the city from flooding, while in Lincolnshire crosses the point at which the Mallard broke the speed record for a steam-powered locomotive in 1938. After a spell in the coastal town of Skegness, Michael's journey ends at RAF Coningsby where he sees some iconic Second World War aircraft, before witnessing a dazzling display featuring the RAF's latest combat aircraft

Armed with his 1930s Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo sets out on another railway adventure as he explores Britain between the world wars. He begins with a tour of the Home Counties and beyond, starting in the city of Oxford, where in 1921 women were awarded degrees for the first time. At Somerville College, Michael finds out about pioneering crystallographer Dorothy Hodgkin, the only British woman to win a Nobel Prize in chemistry

Michael Portillo continues his travels through England's Home Counties at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, where he discovers the legacy of a German Jewish doctor who fled the Nazis to settle in Britain. He then heads through the Chiltern Hills to Princes Risborough, before reaching Beaconsfield and revisiting his much-loved childhood haunt, Bekonscot Model Village

Michael Portillo travels to leafy Hatch End in north-west London, where he meets the great-nephew of the famous illustrator William Heath Robinson. Michael continues his journey through Slough and Stoke Poges before reaching Windsor, where he surveys the great walls of the castle, chief residence of the British monarch and the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world

Acclaimed chronicle of the Second World War, beginning with an account of Hitler's ascent to power at a time when the Germans were stricken by humiliating military defeat, runaway inflation and economic depression. The Nazi leader's promises of regained national pride and prosperity struck a chord with millions of ordinary citizens, and he was elected on a tidal wave of popular support. Narrated by Laurence Olivier

Fiona Bruce presents the show from the Bishop's Palace in Wells, where finds include a blues guitar, a broken plate by the Victorian designer Augustus Pugin, and a piece of street art on a metal panel. Plus, the story of one of the first female gymnasts to compete in the Olympics in 1928, furniture specialist Lennox Cato discusses his life in antiques, and Fiona is challenged to put three pieces of stunning Fabergé jewellery in order of value

Fiona Bruce and the team return to Ham House in Richmond-upon-Thames, and picture specialist Alexandra Gill talks about how Tutankhamun inspired her journey into antiques. Items brought in to be valued include an 18th-century effigy, an Indian Order of Merit medal awarded to a Sikh soldier in the First World War, an 18th-century pistol and a gold necklace from the Alaskan Gold Rush. Plus, Jon Baddeley challenges Fiona to rank three intriguing optical items in order of value.

Acclaimed chronicle of the Second World War, beginning with an account of Hitler's ascent to power at a time when the Germans were stricken by humiliating military defeat, runaway inflation and economic depression. The Nazi leader's promises of regained national pride and prosperity struck a chord with millions of ordinary citizens, and he was elected on a tidal wave of popular support. Narrated by Laurence Olivier

An examination of the dark history behind Britain's fascination with murder, beginning with historian and curator Lucy Worsley exploring how notorious killings were transformed into popular entertainment in the first half of the 19th century