2012

Michael discovers Britain’s hidden micro-mines within the Forest of Dean, sees why the Victorians fell for the romantic ruins of Tintern Abbey and uncovers the railway engineering behind the industrial…

Phil learns that his ex-wife is getting married and that he will no longer need to alimony, making him ecstatic. Holly tries to get romantic with her boss

Team Umizoomi’s friend David is doing chores around his house to earn money for a cool Red Racer Bike. To help David earn the 52 UmiDollars he needs, Milli, Geo,…

Michael Portillo visits the Worcestershire village of Hartlebury, which was once home to a bishop who captured Queen Victoria’s attention, on the second leg of his journey from Oxford to…

Team Umizoomi’s friend Wyatt is excited for his new toy, Stompasaurus, to arrive. But when Stompasaurus’ parts fall off the delivery truck, it’s up to Milli, Geo and Bot to…

This trip, Guy goes all animal. In Charleston, South Carolina, the husband and wife duo flying high for all things bird, like a duck club with homemade garlic mayo. In…

Michael is lead to a special view of the city of Oxford by his 19th century guidebook, samples a Victorian navvies’ brew made by steam power, and discovers a unique…

Michael uncovers the amazing oil fields hidden underneath England’s quiet seaside resorts, discovers the crucial role Weymouth played in the D-day landings, and heads to the cradle of Victorian Britain’s…

Games include: “Quizzed In the Face” with a secret twist, Premiere of “Cash Face,” and Billy releases his inspired James Blunt inspired single “You Look Really Good For You”

On the trail of a Victorian snake catcher, Michael visits the New Forest seeking out venomous adders, uncovers a secret library in Wimborne containing some very rare books, and visits…

Phil dates Tatiana, a Serbian lingerie model who can only speak her native language. Phil asks Stuart to be her translator, until she becomes attracted to Stuart as well. Holly…

Michael Portillo experiences the magnificent Victorian organ at Winchester Cathedral and visits a 19th-century rail works still running in Eastleigh.

Michael Portillo tastes a Victorian superfood in Alton and tries his hand at driving a steam train on the challenging Watercress Line.

Michael Portillo visits a station fit for royalty in Windsor and views an engineering triumph built by Brunel to span the Thames at Maidenhead.

Michael Portillo takes a ride on a secret miniature railway hidden beneath London’s streets, and rings the bells of the famous church of Bow.

Michael Portillo sees how gunpowder made in Waltham Cross fuelled an empire, and heads to Hackney to uncover the gruesome details of the first murder on a train.

Games include: “Quizzed In the Face,” “For a Dollar,” and “Missing Testicle or Extraterrestrial?”

Michael Portillo comes face to face with a medieval politician, takes a rail tour of Victorian freak show hot spots, and rides an early electric railway.

Holly’s mother, Marjorie (Judith Light) visits, with Holly having yet to tell her that she is no longer engaged. So in an attempt to delay telling her mother the truth,…

Michael Portillo follows the Victorians’ fascination with Britain’s own Atlantis to Dunwich and discovers the history of the Port of Felixstowe.

Michael Portillo discovers the grave robbing history of Great Yarmouth and tries his hand at working a Victorian swing bridge in Reedham.