The Pyrenees With Michael Portillo

Channel 5, 9pm

The former Tory MP (below) is on his jollies again, this time travelling across the Pyrenees from the Atlantic coast to the shores of the Mediterranean. On the first leg he explores the Basque region of Spain, an area that is integral to his own heritage. He visits a family who make traditional walking sticks and meets Santiago Elizagoien, a retired smuggler. ★★★★★