In breathtaking Telluride, the Chefs embark on the first leg of the finals. As they walk down the quaint Main Street they are quickly reunited with the winner of Last Chance Kitchen, and the new group of five face Padma, Tom, and Chef Wylie Dufresne. For the Quickfire challenge, they are tasked to make a dish incorporating the old saloon slinging medicinal beverage, sarsaparilla. Then the chefs cook at Alpino Vino, a fine dining restaurant at the highest elevation in North America, where they prepare a dish that must include a baking element. And no chef knows the difficulty of cooking in high altitude locations like Michelin-star recipient Chef Paul Liebrandt who has cooked in the Swiss Alps.
Two participants struggle with the decision to leave the program early, while the others attempt to keep their wits as they finish the back half of their time in the Fulton County Jail.
As the warm season comes to an end, Alaskans maneuver through the rivers and sloughs to harvest fresh food for the winter ahead.
Michael Portillo strikes oil in the suburbs of Los Angeles, contemplates his navel in the orange groves of Riverside, makes a California Roll and paints a pretty picture in Laguna Beach. It is Mexican Independence Day and the locals are celebrating the country's hard-won independence from Spain in the early 19th century. There is dancing, singing and feasting in the streets and Michael is up for joining the party. He learns that one in two of the population of LA is Latino, mainly of Mexican descent, and hears after only a few decades, Mexico lost half its territory and California became part of the United States. Michael learns the secrets of backyard oil drilling in Los Angeles, home to the largest urban oil field in the United States. Nodding donkeys are everywhere - in residential neighbourhoods, parking lots and burger joints. Michael sports a zesty orange jacket to visit the Citrus Variety Collection and learns the difference between a pummelo and a papeda. Alongside oil, the citrus fruit industry, he discovers, is one of the bedrocks of the state's economy. At Laguna Beach, Michael learns how artists from the east coast travelled west on the Transcontinental Railroad to found a colony of 'plein air' painters attracted by the beautiful coastline and glorious light to paint outside.
The adventures of a caring and graceful 8-year-old princess, who's also a brave, determined knight.
A film maker explores the origins of the influential but little studied music group The Beatles. In a remarkable ending, it emerges one of them, Paul, is still playing music to packed arenas all over the world.
Armed with his Appleton's guide to the United States, Michael Portillo arrives in Los Angeles to delight in the 'city of dreams', from its glorious Union Station to its golden beaches and palm-lined boulevards. Like many a Hollywood hopeful before him, Michael heads for the Warner Brothers studio, founded on Sunset Boulevard at the time of his Appleton's, with dreams of stardom ahead. His role as a fearless all-action hero is assured. For the view from the top he takes the Skyslide from the 70th floor of one of LA's tallest buildings before striding out on the Walk of Fame. At the pioneering 19th-century Union Ice company, Michael discovers how Californians have kept their cool. He sees how ice blocks of titanic proportions are made and brings Christmas to LA with a giant snowmaker. Outside the city, Michael heads for San Marino to visit The Huntington, a cultural and research centre with fine libraries, art galleries and more than a dozen botanical gardens. In the cactus garden, Michael discovers more about the founder, nephew of a railroad baron and himself a pioneer of street cars and trolleys. Michael explores the city's latest initiative to break the legendary rush hour gridlock on Los Angeles freeways - a rail link with seven new stations on the LA metro.
Deep-dive with Chilean devil rays in the Azores, track brown bears’ diets in Turkey, and follow dogs protecting flocks of sheep from gray wolves in Southern France.
How courage and ingenuity saved Allied troops during the epic Dunkirk operation in 1940.
The team tackles their first mountain, Ishinca, but the weight of their gear quickly wears them down. Nikki looks to redeem herself while Chuck’s cough raises concerns.
Inside the hacker hideout they discover a map to a hidden room in the Hunter house! When the kids return home to find it, Max contacts them through the telegraph machine with one word - DANGER!
Teams travel to Adelaide where cricket loving in-laws Dan & Gemma are stepping up to the crease. But what leads to another walk out?
Watch out for a massive twist as Jensen digs into Project Tenebrae. Things don't go to plan for Mac and Wyatt as they storm a black site in search of Idrisi.
It's a first as the Racers travel to Bahrain. While on the road, one team's game is on the line when one of them misplaces their passport.
It's a first as the Racers travel to Bahrain. While on the road, one team's game is on the line when one of them misplaces their passport.
It is possible to escape from a burning car crashed into a power pole, without getting electrocuted? Is it better for a pedestrian to jump up when a car is about to hit them, or stand still?
Karley investigates the kink travel industry and goes dungeon hunting with a specialized real estate agent, hoping to plan the perfect vacation for sluts worldwide.
Nothing seems to work for Rajat and he breaks down in front of Kaushal Sir. Kaushal Sir gives Rajat some advice.
Yianni, the car customiser to the rich and famous gets given carte blanche on a car this week when he takes on the wrap of Camaro, a car he has never wrapped before. Taking inspiration from their social media accounts, Yianni decides to go for a limited edition pearlescent two-tone wrap. With the Camaro ready and wrapped Yianni is suddenly nervous that his choice of wrap might not be to everybody's taste.
In the second of the double-bill, Billericay Town football club owner Glenn wants Yianni to cover his beloved Ferrari F12 in the team's home and away kit. The digital print he chooses is complex and the team discover design flaws which could compromise the finish on the wrap and a single screw stops the whole job in its tracks because a wing mirror cannot be stripped from the door.