Portillo's Hidden History of Britain

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  • Channel 5
  • Documentary History

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Plastic Surgery Pioneers: Cambridge Military Hospital
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Michael visits the beautiful, forbidding and now abandoned military hospital in the garrison town of Aldershot to uncover the pioneering work of reconstructive surgeons.
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Local Heroes: Manchester Fire Station
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In Manchester, Michael ventures inside the London Road Fire Station, which was decommissioned in 1986 after 80 years' service.
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Countdown to WW3
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Michael Portillo visits a top-secret Cold War stronghold, just a mile from the Cambridge campus where he spent his university years. The bunker, formerly known as RSG-4, was built in .. show full overview
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The Palace of Dreams
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The New Victoria in Bradford was Britain's first cinema.
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Seaside Escape
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Michael Portillo explores the history of the British seaside resort. He gets up close and personal with the ghostly skeleton of Brighton's West pier, which has become one of the UK's .. show full overview

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