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Portillo's State Secrets

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Michael Portillo takes a look through the national archives to discover different stories that have been hidden in previously classified documents.

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23rd March 2015 - 3rd April 2015
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Crime and Punishment Still
Crime and Punishment
23rd March 2015

Episode 1

Michael discovers the secret files of Britain's last hangman, takes a look at private letters sent to Sherlock Holmes, and examines the hidden history of murderer Dr Crippen.

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Tyrants
24th March 2015

Episode 2

Michael discovers Hitler's hidden medical files and looks at the Christmas cards sent to an African dictator. He also finds the details of an incredible shopping list by Henry VIII.

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Celebrity and Scandals
25th March 2015

Episode 3

Michael finds out about the secret war on the Rolling Stones and how Special Branch spied on a future king.

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Mysteries
26th March 2015

Episode 4

Michael learns about the original letter that gave birth to Jack the Ripper and he also finds out about the mysterious disappearance of a wartime hero.

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Sport and Politics
27th March 2015

Episode 5

Michael learns about the secret documents that show why the country didn’t boycott Hitler’s Olympics and he finds out about Churchill’s attempt to ban the world’s first black heavyweight champion.

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Traitors and Spies
30th March 2015

Episode 6

Michael learns about the secret documents that relate to some of the country's traitors.

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Monarchy
31st March 2015

Episode 7

Michael takes a look at files from the National Archives that relate to the monarchy as he learns about a speech that would have been read by the Queen in the event of a Third World War happening.

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Banned
1st April 2015

Episode 8

Michael finds out about the state’s strategy on Scientology and learns how bull running was banned in the United Kingdom.

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On Trial
2nd April 2015

Episode 9

Michael takes a look at how Mary Whitehouse defended God in a court of law and learns more about the last woman to be imprisoned under the Witchcraft Acts.

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National Security
3rd April 2015

Episode 10

Michael finds out the secret memos behind the SAS’s most daring raid and takes a look at a bloody conspiracy to overthrow the government.

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