BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Portillo’s Hidden History Of Britain, 9pm, Ch5

MICHAEL PORTILLO (pictured) unlocks the secrets of abandoned buildings in this new, ffour-part series. TThe first episode ssees him prising oopen the doors of a remarkable hospital that,t 250 years ago, pioneered the idea of medical care for those on the edges of society, including the Elephant Man himself, Joseph Merrick.