Michael Portillo

Michael Portillo

Acting

1953-05-26

Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Biography

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.

Appears In

The One Show
⭐ 4.4
The One Show
2006

as Self

Parkinson
⭐ 0.0
Parkinson
1998

as Self

Natural World
⭐ 7.3
Natural World
1983
Question Time
⭐ 5.5
Question Time
1979

as Self - Panellist

This Week
⭐ 7.0
This Week
2003

as Self - Panelist

Great Continental Railway Journeys
⭐ 8.4
Great Continental Railway Journeys
2012

as Self - Presenter

This World
⭐ 6.0
This World
2004
The Summer of Rave, 1989
⭐ 7.5
The Summer of Rave, 1989
2006

as Self

Great British Railway Journeys
⭐ 7.4
Great British Railway Journeys
2010

as Self - Presenter

Perspectives
⭐ 0.0
Perspectives
2011
Great Railway Journeys
⭐ 7.0
Great Railway Journeys
1980

as Self - Presenter

Great Britons
⭐ 0.0
Great Britons
2002

as Self

Portillo on Thatcher
⭐ 0.0
Portillo on Thatcher
2008

as Self

The Supersizers...
⭐ 8.7
The Supersizers...
2008

as Participant

Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways
⭐ 0.0
Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways
2025

as Self - Presenter

Great Asian Railway Journeys
⭐ 7.8
Great Asian Railway Journeys
2020

as Self - Presenter

Great American Railroad Journeys
⭐ 8.3
Great American Railroad Journeys
2016

as Self - Presenter

Great Coastal Railway Journeys
⭐ 7.2
Great Coastal Railway Journeys
2022

as Presenter

Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence
⭐ 10.0
Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence
2020

as Self

Great Australian Railway Journeys
⭐ 7.2
Great Australian Railway Journeys
2019

as Self - Presenter

Trust Me - I'm a Politician
⭐ 0.0
Trust Me - I'm a Politician
2003

as Self

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo
⭐ 7.0
Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo
2014

as Self - Presenter

Great Canadian Railway Journeys
⭐ 7.0
Great Canadian Railway Journeys
2019

as Self - Presenter

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories
⭐ 7.0
Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories
2019

as Presenter

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories
⭐ 7.0
Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories
2019

as Narrator

Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo
⭐ 8.5
Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo
2021

as Self - Host

Great Indian Railway Journeys
⭐ 6.0
Great Indian Railway Journeys
2018

as Self - Presenter

Portillo's State Secrets
⭐ 0.0
Portillo's State Secrets
2015

as Self - Host

Portillo's Andalucia
⭐ 7.0
Portillo's Andalucia
2023

as Presenter

Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys
⭐ 7.0
Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys
2019

as Self - Presenter

Portugal with Michael Portillo
⭐ 7.0
Portugal with Michael Portillo
2025

as Himself

Michael Portillo's Long Weekends
⭐ 8.0
Michael Portillo's Long Weekends
2024

as Presenter

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain
⭐ 8.0
Portillo's Hidden History of Britain
2018

as Self - Host

Portillo's Empire Journey
⭐ 7.3
Portillo's Empire Journey
2020
The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo
⭐ 8.0
The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo
2022

as Self

Prague with Michael Portillo
⭐ 7.0
Prague with Michael Portillo
2024

as Presenter

Spain with Michael Portillo
⭐ 0.0
Spain with Michael Portillo
2026
Partition, 1921
⭐ 0.0
Partition, 1921
2021

as Presenter

Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
⭐ 6.0
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
2023

as Presenter