Michael begins in Egham, Surrey, where a historic steam fair offers the original "white-knuckle ride". Across town lies the Royal Holloway College, now part of the University of London, where Portillo discovers the institution's philanthropic roots. Moving into Berkshire, he drops in at a factory manufacturing a famous sleep-inducing beverage with historic roots. His journey ends at Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, where he learns that rowing in an eight is a challenging business.