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When is Around the World in First Class next on TV?

Around the World in First Class is next on TV on Monday 26 October at 6:00 pm on 5. The episode is Porto, Season 1, Episode 1.

Around the World in First Class next airing

Porto

Season 1 · Episode 1

6:00 pm – 6:55 pm Monday 26 October

On 5 (5)

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Around the World in First Class TV listings this week

Around the World in First Class is scheduled to air at these times (may include spoilers):

  • Mon 26
    6:00 pm ends 6:55 pm
    Channel 5 5 Channel 5 HD 105

    Porto — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 1

    Michael explores highlights and hidden secrets of the country, starting out in the cosmopolitan second city of Porto, whose chic shopping boulevards and tourist hotspots hides a proud industrial past making it the 'Manchester of Portugal'. In Braga, he finds the awe-inspiring Bom Jesus shrine, built into the side of a mountain, visits one of Portugal's biggest festivals, the Feiras Novas, where a million revellers enjoy three days of singing and dancing, and discovers a network of busy canals in Aveiro, reminiscent of Venice

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Mon 26, 6:00 pm
  • Mon 26
    7:00 pm ends 7:55 pm
    Channel 5 +1 38

    Porto — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 1

    Michael explores highlights and hidden secrets of the country, starting out in the cosmopolitan second city of Porto, whose chic shopping boulevards and tourist hotspots hides a proud industrial past making it the 'Manchester of Portugal'. In Braga, he finds the awe-inspiring Bom Jesus shrine, built into the side of a mountain, visits one of Portugal's biggest festivals, the Feiras Novas, where a million revellers enjoy three days of singing and dancing, and discovers a network of busy canals in Aveiro, reminiscent of Venice

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Mon 26, 7:00 pm
  • Tue 27
    3:15 am ends 4:05 am
    Channel 5 5 Channel 5 HD 105

    Porto — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 1

    Michael explores highlights and hidden secrets of the country, starting out in the cosmopolitan second city of Porto, whose chic shopping boulevards and tourist hotspots hides a proud industrial past making it the 'Manchester of Portugal'. In Braga, he finds the awe-inspiring Bom Jesus shrine, built into the side of a mountain, visits one of Portugal's biggest festivals, the Feiras Novas, where a million revellers enjoy three days of singing and dancing, and discovers a network of busy canals in Aveiro, reminiscent of Venice

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Tue 27, 3:15 am
  • Tue 27
    4:15 am ends 5:05 am
    Channel 5 +1 38

    Porto — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 1

    Michael explores highlights and hidden secrets of the country, starting out in the cosmopolitan second city of Porto, whose chic shopping boulevards and tourist hotspots hides a proud industrial past making it the 'Manchester of Portugal'. In Braga, he finds the awe-inspiring Bom Jesus shrine, built into the side of a mountain, visits one of Portugal's biggest festivals, the Feiras Novas, where a million revellers enjoy three days of singing and dancing, and discovers a network of busy canals in Aveiro, reminiscent of Venice

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Tue 27, 4:15 am
  • Tue 27
    6:00 pm ends 6:55 pm
    Channel 5 5 Channel 5 HD 105

    Braga and Ponte De Lima — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 2

    Michael's journey continues in Portugal's oldest city, Braga, and its oldest town founded in 1125, Ponte de Lima - both in the far north of the country, near its border with Spain. He is swept up in an evening of boisterous folk music and dancing in Ponte de Lima, at one of Portugal's biggest annual festivals - the Feiras Novas - which attracts up to a million revellers over three days of dancing, drinking and processions. This section of his journey then ends on the streets of Braga with belly dancers who have revived the ancient art that is thought to first have migrated to northern Portugal with the arrival of the Romans

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Tue 27, 6:00 pm
  • Tue 27
    7:00 pm ends 7:55 pm
    Channel 5 +1 38

    Braga and Ponte De Lima — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 2

    Michael's journey continues in Portugal's oldest city, Braga, and its oldest town founded in 1125, Ponte de Lima - both in the far north of the country, near its border with Spain. He is swept up in an evening of boisterous folk music and dancing in Ponte de Lima, at one of Portugal's biggest annual festivals - the Feiras Novas - which attracts up to a million revellers over three days of dancing, drinking and processions. This section of his journey then ends on the streets of Braga with belly dancers who have revived the ancient art that is thought to first have migrated to northern Portugal with the arrival of the Romans

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Tue 27, 7:00 pm
  • Wed 28
    3:00 am ends 3:50 am
    Channel 5 5 Channel 5 HD 105

    Braga and Ponte De Lima — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 2

    Michael's journey continues in Portugal's oldest city, Braga, and its oldest town founded in 1125, Ponte de Lima - both in the far north of the country, near its border with Spain. He is swept up in an evening of boisterous folk music and dancing in Ponte de Lima, at one of Portugal's biggest annual festivals - the Feiras Novas - which attracts up to a million revellers over three days of dancing, drinking and processions. This section of his journey then ends on the streets of Braga with belly dancers who have revived the ancient art that is thought to first have migrated to northern Portugal with the arrival of the Romans

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Wed 28, 3:00 am
  • Wed 28
    4:00 am ends 4:50 am
    Channel 5 +1 38

    Braga and Ponte De Lima — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 2

    Michael's journey continues in Portugal's oldest city, Braga, and its oldest town founded in 1125, Ponte de Lima - both in the far north of the country, near its border with Spain. He is swept up in an evening of boisterous folk music and dancing in Ponte de Lima, at one of Portugal's biggest annual festivals - the Feiras Novas - which attracts up to a million revellers over three days of dancing, drinking and processions. This section of his journey then ends on the streets of Braga with belly dancers who have revived the ancient art that is thought to first have migrated to northern Portugal with the arrival of the Romans

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Wed 28, 4:00 am
  • Wed 28
    6:00 pm ends 6:55 pm
    Channel 5 5 Channel 5 HD 105

    Algarve — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 3

    Michael continues his adventure in the tourist hotspot of Algarve. On the wild Atlantic coast, he meets a specialist fisherman who risks his life every day in search of goose barnacles, one of the Mediterranean's most sought-after seafood delicacies. Further inland, he visits a master coppersmith who makes traditional cooking dishes from a single sheet of copper and learns how Portugal's Islamic heritage is still evident in the ancient city of Silves

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Wed 28, 6:00 pm
  • Wed 28
    7:00 pm ends 7:55 pm
    Channel 5 +1 38

    Algarve — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 3

    Michael continues his adventure in the tourist hotspot of Algarve. On the wild Atlantic coast, he meets a specialist fisherman who risks his life every day in search of goose barnacles, one of the Mediterranean's most sought-after seafood delicacies. Further inland, he visits a master coppersmith who makes traditional cooking dishes from a single sheet of copper and learns how Portugal's Islamic heritage is still evident in the ancient city of Silves

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Wed 28, 7:00 pm
  • Thu 29
    4:30 am ends 5:20 am
    Channel 5 5 Channel 5 HD 105

    Algarve — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 3

    Michael continues his adventure in the tourist hotspot of Algarve. On the wild Atlantic coast, he meets a specialist fisherman who risks his life every day in search of goose barnacles, one of the Mediterranean's most sought-after seafood delicacies. Further inland, he visits a master coppersmith who makes traditional cooking dishes from a single sheet of copper and learns how Portugal's Islamic heritage is still evident in the ancient city of Silves

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Thu 29, 4:30 am
  • Thu 29
    5:30 am ends 6:20 am
    Channel 5 +1 38

    Algarve — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 3

    Michael continues his adventure in the tourist hotspot of Algarve. On the wild Atlantic coast, he meets a specialist fisherman who risks his life every day in search of goose barnacles, one of the Mediterranean's most sought-after seafood delicacies. Further inland, he visits a master coppersmith who makes traditional cooking dishes from a single sheet of copper and learns how Portugal's Islamic heritage is still evident in the ancient city of Silves

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Thu 29, 5:30 am
  • Thu 29
    6:00 pm ends 6:55 pm
    Channel 5 5 Channel 5 HD 105

    Madeira — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 4

    Michael Portillo explores the subtropical island of Madeira, situated more than 500 miles off the coast of the Algarve. He learns how to cook espetada, a traditional barbecue dish, using a skewer made from the branch of a bay tree, meets an 83-year-old who operates the island's last surviving water mill and parties the night away with a Brazilian samba band and cocktails. He also learns of Britain's historic links to the island, as many families were drawn to Madeira in the 17th century to set up wine companies

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Thu 29, 6:00 pm
  • Thu 29
    7:00 pm ends 7:55 pm
    Channel 5 +1 38

    Madeira — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 4

    Michael Portillo explores the subtropical island of Madeira, situated more than 500 miles off the coast of the Algarve. He learns how to cook espetada, a traditional barbecue dish, using a skewer made from the branch of a bay tree, meets an 83-year-old who operates the island's last surviving water mill and parties the night away with a Brazilian samba band and cocktails. He also learns of Britain's historic links to the island, as many families were drawn to Madeira in the 17th century to set up wine companies

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Thu 29, 7:00 pm
  • Fri 30
    3:00 am ends 3:45 am
    Channel 5 5 Channel 5 HD 105

    Madeira — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 4

    Michael Portillo explores the subtropical island of Madeira, situated more than 500 miles off the coast of the Algarve. He learns how to cook espetada, a traditional barbecue dish, using a skewer made from the branch of a bay tree, meets an 83-year-old who operates the island's last surviving water mill and parties the night away with a Brazilian samba band and cocktails. He also learns of Britain's historic links to the island, as many families were drawn to Madeira in the 17th century to set up wine companies

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Fri 30, 3:00 am
  • Fri 30
    4:00 am ends 4:45 am
    Channel 5 +1 38

    Madeira — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 4

    Michael Portillo explores the subtropical island of Madeira, situated more than 500 miles off the coast of the Algarve. He learns how to cook espetada, a traditional barbecue dish, using a skewer made from the branch of a bay tree, meets an 83-year-old who operates the island's last surviving water mill and parties the night away with a Brazilian samba band and cocktails. He also learns of Britain's historic links to the island, as many families were drawn to Madeira in the 17th century to set up wine companies

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Fri 30, 4:00 am
  • Fri 30
    6:00 pm ends 6:55 pm
    Channel 5 5 Channel 5 HD 105

    Aveiro and Coimbra — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 5

    Michael Portillo's journey continues in two cities. He begins in Aveiro, a city of canals and brightly decorated boats, renowned as the Portuguese Venice. He enjoys the local food and discovers a historic connection between the city's patron saint, Princess Joanna, and England's King Richard III. He then drive to one of the country's most important cities, Coimbra. Portugal's first capital in 1139, it was once the centre of a mighty Roman province

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Fri 30, 6:00 pm
  • Fri 30
    7:00 pm ends 7:55 pm
    Channel 5 +1 38

    Aveiro and Coimbra — Around the World in First Class

    Season 1 · Episode 5

    Michael Portillo's journey continues in two cities. He begins in Aveiro, a city of canals and brightly decorated boats, renowned as the Portuguese Venice. He enjoys the local food and discovers a historic connection between the city's patron saint, Princess Joanna, and England's King Richard III. He then drive to one of the country's most important cities, Coimbra. Portugal's first capital in 1139, it was once the centre of a mighty Roman province

    More Details → for Around the World in First Class, Fri 30, 7:00 pm

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