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Portillo's Hidden History of Britain Season 2 Episodes

Season 2 Episode Guide

5 Episodes 2018 - 2018

Episode 1

Plastic Surgery Pioneers - Cambridge Military Hospital

45 mins

The series returns as Michael visits the former Cambridge Military Hospital in the garrison town of Aldershot, Hampshire to learn of the far-reaching legacy of the medical innovations that took place there.

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Episode 2

Local Heroes - Manchester Fire Station

45 mins

Michael ventures inside the London Road Fire Station which was decommissioned in 1986. He learns how the devastating loss of life suffered by the brigade led to the profession being transformed.

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Episode 3

Countdown to WW3

45 mins

A top secret Cold War stronghold and a decommissioned Soviet nuclear submarine reveal just how close we came to nuclear armageddon, and the British military's plans if it should come.

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Episode 4

The Palace of Dreams

45 mins

Michael visits the abandoned shell of the New Victoria in Bradford, once one of the most impressive entertainment complexes in Britain with a 3,000 seat cinema, grand ballroom and state-of-the-art technology that even 'washed' the air.

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Episode 5

Brighton - A Seaside Escape

45 mins

Michael ends his journey in Sussex at the popular seaside resort of Brighton. He examines the Victorian engineering keeping the ruined West Pier standing. He then joins Britain's oldest swimming club for a dip in the sea.

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