Ninilchik to Wasilla: Michael Portillo begins a journey across Alaska, learning its links with Russia, feeding a sea otter pup and joining the US Arctic Warriors for parachute training. [S]
Talkeetna to Juneau: Michael Portillo continues to explore Alaska, helping a homesteader fell a tree to clear land for a log cabin and meeting scientists studying the Northern Lights. [S]
Skagway to Vancouver: Michael Portillo crosses over from Alaska to Canada, where he visits the home of the Vancouver Giants and tries his hand at ice hockey. [S]
8/10. Michael Portillo explores the province of Quebec, taking the fabulously scenic Charlevoix train along the north bank of the mighty St Lawrence River to La Malbaie. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
6/10. Michael Portillo begins a new journey on the tracks of the Ocean line to explore Canada's maritime provinces en route to Quebec City. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
2/10. Michael Portillo explores the remote former goldrush settlement of Talkeetna, where he gets a taste of the pioneering spirit of early 20th-century prospectors and settlers. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
1/10. Armed with his 1899 Appleton's Guidebook to Alaska, Michael Portillo begins his journey amid the snow-capped mountains and ice-cold inlets of the Kenai Peninsula. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
8/10. Michael Portillo explores the province of Quebec, taking the fabulously scenic Charlevoix train along the north bank of the mighty St Lawrence River to La Malbaie. Also in HD. [AD]
6/10. Michael Portillo begins a new journey on the tracks of the Ocean line to explore Canada's maritime provinces, en route to Quebec City. Also in HD.
Arriving in Skagway by seaplane from railwayless Juneau, Michael Portillo heads for Dyea and the Chilkoot trail, which the first gold prospectors hiked 100 years ago to the Klondike. Also in HD. [AD]
Michael Portillo explores the remote former goldrush settlement of Talkeetna. Michael gets a taste of the pioneering spirit of early 20th-century prospectors and settlers. Also in HD. [AD]
Armed with his 1899 Appleton's Guidebook to Alaska, Michael Portillo begins his journey amid the snow-capped mountains and ice-cold inlets of the Kenai Peninsula. Also in HD. [AD]
Thousand Islands to Toronto: Michael Portillo's rail journey through eastern Canada continues along the Grand Trunk railway, following the route of the St Lawrence River. Also in HD. [S]
Montreal to Ottawa: Undaunted by his guidebook's description of the Lachine Rapids, Michael Portillo gets a soaking on a white-knuckle boat ride down the St Lawrence River. Also in HD. [S]
Plymouth to New London: Michael Portillo heads for Plymouth, the 'home town' of America. He learns how indigenous tribes of Wamponoag people taught settlers to live off the land. Also in HD. [S]
Boston to Concord: Michael Portillo joins the Sons of Liberty aboard ship in Boston harbour. Will he help rebels jettison 112 crates of East India Company tea? Also in HD. [S]
Los Angeles to San Diego: Michael Portillo strikes oil in the suburbs of Los Angeles, contemplates his navel in the orange groves of Riverside and paints a picture in Laguna Beach. Also in HD. [S]
Berkeley to Santa Cruz: Michael visits the jewel in the crown of America's National Parks, Yosemite, to behold its granite cliffs, giant sequoia trees and cascading waterfalls. Also in HD. [S]
San Francisco: Michael Portillo reaches San Francisco, where he boards one of the iconic cable cars. In the engineering powerhouse, he uncovers the secret to scaling the hills. Also in HD. [S]
Reno To The Napa Valley: Michael Portillo embarks on a thousand-mile American adventure through California. Michael takes to the skies over the dramatic Sierra Nevada mountain range. Also in HD. [S]
Los Angeles: Michael Portillo arrives in Los Angeles and heads for the Warner Brothers studio, founded on Sunset Boulevard at the time of his Appleton's. Also in HD. [AD,S]
Monterey to Santa Barbara: Michael Portillo continues his railroad travels. In the historic port of Monterey, Michael raises the Bear Flag of the one-time Republic of California. Also in HD. [AD,S]
Berkeley to Yosemite: Michael Portillo visits the seismology department at UC Berkeley and hears the story of the catastrophic 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Also in HD. [AD,S]
San Francisco: Michael Portillo finds that diversity has been at the heart of San Francisco since the days of the gold rush, though not always harmoniously so. Also in HD. [AD,S]
San Francisco to Sausalito, California: Armed with his trusty Appleton's Guide, Michael Portillo's Californian rail journey takes him to the commercial metropolis of San Francisco. Also in HD. [AD,S]
Sacramento to Napa Valley: Michael Portillo begins this leg at the spot that triggered the 1848 gold rush. Michael pans for gold in the clear waters of the American River. Also in HD. [AD,S]
Toronto: Michael Portillo begins his Toronto tour with the ambitious underground engineering works at Union Station, which is now busier than the city's international airport. Also in HD. [AD,S]
Thousand Islands to Oshawa, Ontario: Michael Portillo's rail odyssey through eastern Canada continues along the Grand Trunk railway, following the route of the St Lawrence River. Also in HD. [AD,S]
Montreal to Ottawa: In Canada's Quebec province, Michael Portillo ventures into the wooded hills of Vaudreuil to explore a Canadian icon, maple syrup. Also in HD. [AD,S]
Montreal, Quebec: In the metropolis of Montreal, Michael Portillo discovers how French and British colonial roots have influenced the city's construction, cuisine and culture. Also in HD. [AD,S]
Burlington to Plattsburgh: Michael Portillo continues his American rail journey through New England as he heads for the Canadian border. First stop is Burlington, Vermont. Also in HD. [AD,S]
New Haven to Mount Washington: Michael Portillo's rail voyage goes river deep and mountain high as he heads north through the scenic New England states. Also in HD. [AD,S]
Providence, Rhode Island, to New London, Connecticut: Michael Portillo visits a club that traces its roots back to the 1840s. Michael joins in with a legendary open-air 'clambake'. Also in HD. [AD,S]
Plymouth to Nantucket: Led by his Appleton's guidebook and tracing the footsteps of the Pilgrim Fathers, Michael Portillo heads for Plymouth, the home town of America. Also in HD. [AD,S]
Boston: Michael Portillo embarks on a railroad journey from Boston, Massachusetts, to Toronto, Ontario. Michael joins the Sons of Liberty aboard ship in Boston harbour. Also in HD. [AD,S]
10/15. Wilmington to Havre de Grace: Michael Portillo rides the railroads of America. Michael reaches a milestone on his American journey: the Mason-Dixon line. Also in HD. [AD,S]