Routes

Austin retraces the steps of General Wade, who at the order of King George I, built an impregnable series of fortresses in defence of the Highlanders.

Austin investigates the Tay Bridge, an example of impressive Victorian engineering. After only a few years, it collapsed, killing 70 people - why?

Austin travels to Cornwall which was home to the richest deposits of tin in Europe. The once thriving mining industry has now totally collapsed.

Austin travels up and down the Severn estuary. People have been constantly trying to breach the crossing for thousands of years - why?

Austin gears up for 37 miles on one of the world's most famous road races. He explores British motorcycling history and he meets world champion Geoff Duke.

Austin explores the mountains surrounding Ffestiniog, Wales. The landscape has been altered by generations of slate-miners as they search for 'grey gold'.

Austin studies the defining works of the architect Edwin Lutyens. His journey begins in Surrey and ends at Lutyens's Nirvana in New Delhi.

Austin explores three of Brunel's greatest engineering masterpieces - The Great Western Railway, the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the SS Great Britain.

Austin pays homage to one of the 19th century's most prolific civil engineer, Thomas Telford. He built over a thousand bridges and a number of canals.

Austin Vince travels over the English Channel to Guernsey. He explores the island and the remnants of the German occupation of British soil.

Austin explores London's amazing variety of cinema designs, from the first cinema to IMAX. Then, he meets the resident organist at the Odeon in Leicester Square.

Austin travels along the Iron Age highway of the Ridgeway Path that stretches form Dunstable to Swindon. He searches for its historical and archaeological sites.

Austin Vince explores the deep sewers of Leicester and discovers a fascinating hybrid of Victorian grace and ultra-modern concrete installations.

Austin investigates the history of one of Manchester's boldest and most expensive city developments. He also considers the canals future.

Austin journeys along the Thames from Teddington Lock in the west to Woolwich in the east. He learns about shipbuilding, treasure hunting and flood prevention.