Michael Portillo's Long Weekends

Stockholm (2x3)

Air date: Aug 31, 2024

Michael spends a midwinter weekend in the Swedish capital, braving the icy waters of the Baltic Sea and helping prepare the Royal Palace for a state visit by France's president Emmanuel Macron. Michael helps a group of ice divers trawling the city's seabed for rubbish and visits Stockholm Cathedral, where he's finds an unforgettable 15th-century sculpture of St George and the Dragon