LARGS' famous landmarks and stories of the town's history will be showcased on a BBC show airing on Monday.

TV presenter Michael Portillo will be evoking the spirit of the Battle of Largs as he becomes a Viking for a day in the upcoming episode of Great Coastal Railway Journeys.

The former politician will be seen taking part in a re-enactment of the historic clash which is celebrated every year through the Viking Festival.

As well as celebrating Largs' Viking heritage, the end of Hunterston's nuclear power output and the grandeur of Wemyss Bay Railway Station will also feature on the show.

The show begins on the Hunterston Peninsula as Portillo visits Hunterston B and looks at how the nuclear power station has been generating electricity since the 1960s.

He also hears from station director Paul Forrest about how it works and why it was built so close to the sea.

At Wemyss Bay, the presenter speaks of his admiration for one of the most celebrated railway stations in Britain.

Designed by architect James Miller and planned by chief engineer Donald Mathieson, it served to bring 'toffs and trippers' 'doon the watter' from the grime of Glasgow to the fresh air of the seaside and ferries for the isle of Bute.

The importance of ferries to connect western Scotland with its many islands is highlighted in Port Glasgow in the deep waters of the Clyde, where Portillo visits Ferguson Marine, the builders of the two new Calmac ferries.

The company has been in operation since 1903 and is now the last commercial shipbuilder on the Clyde. Michael is invited to lend a hand hoisting a six-and-a-half tonne unit on to the upper deck of one of the vessels under construction.

Largs and Millport featured in a previous episode of the show in 2018, which included a visit to the Field Studies Centre in Millport and the Largs Railway Station garden.

Great Coastal Railways airs on BBC2 at 6.30pm on February 14 and will be available on iPlayer thereafter.