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Michael Portillo

Born 1953-05-26
Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician. He was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1984.

Known For

Great Central Asian Railway Journeys

2026 · TV Show

6.0

Great Korean Railway Journeys

2026 · TV Show

Michael Portillo in Stockholm

2026 · TV Show

6.0

Great Japanese Railway Journeys

2026 · TV Show

Spain with Michael Portillo

2026 · TV Show

Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways

2025 · TV Show

7.0

Portugal with Michael Portillo

2025 · TV Show

7.0

Prague with Michael Portillo

2024 · TV Show

Madrid with Michael Portillo

2024 · TV Show

8.0

Michael Portillo's Long Weekends

2024 · TV Show

7.0

Portillo's Andalucia

2023 · TV Show

6.0

Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War

2023 · Movie

7.7

The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo

2022 · TV Show

7.2

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

2022 · TV Show

8.5

Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo

2021 · TV Show

Partition, 1921

2021 · Movie

10.0

Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence

2020 · TV Show

7.3

Portillo's Empire Journey

2020 · TV Show

7.6

Great Asian Railway Journeys

2020 · TV Show

7.1

Great Australian Railway Journeys

2019 · TV Show

7.0

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories

2019 · TV Show

7.0

Great Canadian Railway Journeys

2019 · TV Show

7.0

Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys

2019 · TV Show

8.0

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain

2018 · TV Show

6.2

Great Indian Railway Journeys

2018 · TV Show

Spanish Civil War

2017 · TV Show

8.3

Great American Railroad Journeys

2016 · TV Show

Portillo's State Secrets

2015 · TV Show

7.0

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo

2014 · TV Show

8.5

Great Continental Railway Journeys

2012 · TV Show

Perspectives

2011 · TV Show

7.4

Great British Railway Journeys

2010 · TV Show

Christianity: A History

2009 · TV Show

7.8

The Supersizers...

2008 · TV Show

Portillo on Thatcher

2008 · Movie

The Verdict

2007 · TV Show

4.3

The One Show

2006 · TV Show

7.5

The Summer of Rave, 1989

2006 · Movie

London Under Attack

2004 · Movie

6.0

This World

2004 · TV Show

7.0

The Terry and Gaby Show

2003 · TV Show

Trust Me - I'm a Politician

2003 · Movie

7.0

This Week

2003 · TV Show

7.0

Great Britons

2002 · TV Show

The Rivals

2001 · Movie

Parkinson

1998 · TV Show

8.2

The Day Today

1994 · TV Show

The Big Story

1993 · TV Show

7.4

Natural World

1983 · TV Show

7.0

Great Railway Journeys

1980 · TV Show

5.9

Question Time

1979 · TV Show

200 Years of The Railways

— · TV Show

Full Filmography

52 titles, newest first

Great Central Asian Railway Journeys

2026 · TV Show

6.0

Great Korean Railway Journeys

2026 · TV Show

Michael Portillo in Stockholm

2026 · TV Show

6.0

Great Japanese Railway Journeys

2026 · TV Show

Spain with Michael Portillo

2026 · TV Show

Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways

2025 · TV Show

7.0

Portugal with Michael Portillo

2025 · TV Show

7.0

Prague with Michael Portillo

2024 · TV Show