Michael experiences a victory roll in a World War II Spitfire high above Biggin Hill aerodrome. He takes the train to East Grinstead in search of a famous bear and deeper in Ashdown Forest discovers a revolutionary farm.
Michael travels to Ditchling to learn about a community of Roman Catholic artists, to Bexhill-on-Sea to hear of the importance of ARP Wardens, visits the home of Rudyard Kipling and learns how an Englishman saved Japanese cherry trees.
In the port of Rye, Michael hears how a generation of lifeboatmen lost their lives in a 1928 rescue attempt and also learns about coastal defences. He travels across Romney Marsh to Dungeness and examines some curious concrete structures.
