Michael Portillo

Michael Portillo

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.

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Known For

The One Show

The One Show

2006 • as Self

Natural World

Natural World

1983

TV

The Terry and Gaby Show

2003

Great British Railway Journeys

Great British Railway Journeys

2010 • as Self - Presenter

Great British Railway Journeys

Great British Railway Journeys

2010 • Presenter

Question Time

Question Time

1979 • as Self - Panellist

Filmography

2025

Portugal with Michael Portillo
Portugal with Michael Portillo
as Himself
TV - Released: 3/1/2025

2024

Michael Portillo's Long Weekends
Michael Portillo's Long Weekends
as Presenter
TV - Released: 4/19/2024
Prague with Michael Portillo
Prague with Michael Portillo
as Presenter
TV - Released: 9/11/2024

2023

Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
as Presenter
Movie - Released: 5/10/2023
Portillo's Andalucia
Portillo's Andalucia
as Presenter
TV - Released: 11/7/2023

2022

Great Coastal Railway Journeys
Great Coastal Railway Journeys
as Presenter
TV - Released: 1/24/2022
The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo
The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo
as Self
TV - Released: 8/23/2022

2021

Partition, 1921
Partition, 1921
as Presenter
Movie - Released: 6/14/2021
Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo
Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 8/25/2021

2020

Great Asian Railway Journeys
Great Asian Railway Journeys
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/27/2020
Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence
Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence
as Self
TV - Released: 6/17/2020
Portillo's Empire Journey
Portillo's Empire Journey
TV - Released: 5/15/2020

2019

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories
Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories
as Presenter
TV - Released: 8/1/2019
Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories
Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories
as Narrator
TV - Released: 8/1/2019
Great Canadian Railway Journeys
Great Canadian Railway Journeys
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/14/2019
Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys
Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/7/2019
Great Australian Railway Journeys
Great Australian Railway Journeys
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 10/26/2019

2018

Great Indian Railway Journeys
Great Indian Railway Journeys
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 3/20/2018
Portillo's Hidden History of Britain
Portillo's Hidden History of Britain
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 4/20/2018

2016

Great American Railroad Journeys
Great American Railroad Journeys
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 2/1/2016

2015

Portillo's State Secrets
Portillo's State Secrets
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 3/23/2015

2014

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo
Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 8/4/2014

2012

Great Continental Railway Journeys
Great Continental Railway Journeys
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 11/8/2012

2011

Perspectives
Perspectives
TV - Released: 4/24/2011

2010

Great British Railway Journeys
Great British Railway Journeys
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/4/2010

2009

TV
Christianity: A History
as Self
TV - Released: 1/11/2009

2008

Portillo on Thatcher
Portillo on Thatcher
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/25/2008
The Supersizers...
The Supersizers...
as Participant
TV - Released: 5/20/2008

2007

TV
The Verdict
TV - Released: 2/11/2007

2006

The Summer of Rave, 1989
The Summer of Rave, 1989
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
The One Show
The One Show
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/2006

2004

This World
This World
TV - Released: 1/4/2004

2003

Trust Me - I'm a Politician
Trust Me - I'm a Politician
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/8/2003
TV
The Terry and Gaby Show
TV - Released: 6/2/2003
This Week
This Week
as Self - Panelist
TV - Released: 1/16/2003

2002

TV
Great Britons
as Self
TV - Released: 10/20/2002

1998

Parkinson
Parkinson
as Self
TV - Released: 1/9/1998

1983

Natural World
Natural World
TV - Released: 10/30/1983

1980

Great Railway Journeys
Great Railway Journeys
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 10/23/1980

1979

Question Time
Question Time
as Self - Panellist
TV - Released: 9/25/1979

Unknown

TV
200 Years of The Railways
as Michael
TV