Michael explores the railway tracks that influenced the industrial revolution. He starts his journey in the Chiltern Hills, before travelling through and meeting skilled craftsmen and learning about George Bradshaw.

Michael discovers the role played by railways in Birmingham's development as the pen-making capital of the world. He tastes a Victorian kitchen's delicacies and listens to the story of one of 19th-century Britain's most notorious murderers.

Michael explores the dark side of the industrial revolution and one of railway history's greatest locomotive factories. He discovers how potteries brought their products to the masses in Victorian times.

Michael journeys down the stunning Severn Valley Railway and learns how difficult Victorian blacksmithing was. He traverses the Victoria Bridge and rides a modern British train.

A journey down the tracks that helped fuel the industrial revolution in Aberystwyth; Michael also looks at Victorian entertainment.

Michael travels from one port city to another, as he explores the Grimsby docks, and discovers more about how the Victorians attempted to ward off an invasion from the French. He also gets to visit a British warship and meet the crew.