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  1. St Pancras to Westminster

    20/20Michael Portillo climbs up the Houses of Parliament clock tower to hear Big Ben chime.

  2. Coventry to Watford

    19/20Michael Portillo meets the last pure-breed Aylesbury duck farmer in Buckinghamshire.

  3. Walsall to Bournville

    18/20Michael Portillo learns how to cook an authentic Indian curry in Birmingham.

  4. Cromford to Burton-on-Trent

    17/20Michael Portillo visits the oldest working factory in the world at Cromford.

  5. Buxton to Matlock

    16/20Michael helps to repair the ancient peat landscape of the Peak District.

  6. Truro to Penzance

    15/20Michael searches for the church of St Piran and harvests oysters on the Helford River.

  7. Bugle to Mevagissey

    14/20Michael visits the largest clay mine in the world and goes pilchard fishing.

  8. Torquay to Totnes

    13/20Michael finds out about Torquay's microclimate and spends some of Totnes's local currency.

  9. Yatton to Weston Super Mare

    12/20Michael samples Cheddar strawberries and visits one of the country's oldest piers.

  10. Swindon to Bristol

    11/20Michael finds out about free holiday trains for the GWR workers in Swindon.

  11. Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy

    10/20Michael makes apple juice in the Clyde Valley and visits the top of the Forth Rail Bridge.

  12. Carlisle to Glasgow

    9/20Michael meets the wild Border Reivers clansmen and witnesses a wedding in Gretna Green.

  13. Windermere to Kendal

    8/20Michael Portillo takes a Lake Windermere steamboat tour and visits Wordsworth's home town.

  14. Settle to Garsdale

    7/20Michael Portillo revisits the Settle-Carlisle line and explores the Ribblehead viaduct.

  15. Preston to Morecambe

    6/20Michael Portillo learns about the temperance movement in Preston and visits Blackpool.

  16. Filey to Scarborough

    5/20Michael goes birdwatching and learns to decipher traditional knitting patterns in Filey.

  17. Pontefract to Bridlington

    4/20Michael searches for the last liquorice grower in Pontefract and fishes for sea bass.

  18. Todmorden to York

    3/20Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway.

  19. Manchester to Bury

    2/20Michael learns how the railways helped to create a national institution - fish and chips.

  20. Liverpool to Eccles

    1/20Michael learns Scouse in Liverpool and finds out about the first railway fatality.