Michael Portillo's Abandoned Britain

Michael explores the mysteries of the abandoned Cambridge military hospital, where casualties were taken during World War I to have their facial injuries treated.

Features tales from the London Road Fire Station in Manchester, and its dedicated staff. The institution has weathered hard times, with the community standing by them through war and civil unrest.

Investigates a top secret Cold War stronghold and a decommissioned Soviet nuclear submarine; the signs of a very possible nuclear holocaust.

Explores the long history of The New Victoria, Britain's first cinema. It closed in 2000, but a new generation has transformed it.

Michael Portillo explores the hidden history of seaside destination Brighton, including the ghostly skeleton of West Pier.