Acting

Michael Portillo

Born 1953-05-26 · Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK43 series12 films

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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Acting

2026Great Central Asian Railway JourneysSelf - Presenter5 ep.
2026Great Korean Railway JourneysSelf - Presenter5 ep.
2026Michael Portillo in Stockholm3 ep.
2026Great Japanese Railway JourneysSelf - Presenter15 ep.
2026Spain with Michael Portillo8 ep.
2025Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the RailwaysSelf - Presenter2 ep.
2025Portugal with Michael PortilloHimself6 ep.
2024Prague with Michael PortilloPresenter3 ep.
2024Madrid with Michael PortilloHimself3 ep.
2024Michael Portillo's Long WeekendsPresenter6 ep.
2023Portillo's AndaluciaPresenter6 ep.
2022The Pyrenees with Michael PortilloSelf4 ep.
2022Great Coastal Railway JourneysPresenter65 ep.
2021Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael PortilloSelf - Host6 ep.
2020Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of IndependenceSelf2 ep.
2020Portillo's Empire Journey4 ep.
2020Great Asian Railway JourneysSelf - Presenter20 ep.
2019Great Australian Railway JourneysSelf - Presenter6 ep.
2019Portillo: The Trouble with the ToriesPresenter2 ep.
2019Great Canadian Railway JourneysSelf - Presenter15 ep.
2019Great Alaskan Railroad JourneysSelf - Presenter5 ep.
2018Portillo's Hidden History of BritainSelf - Host9 ep.
2018Great Indian Railway JourneysSelf - Presenter4 ep.
2017Spanish Civil WarSelf - Narrator2 ep.
2016Great American Railroad JourneysSelf - Presenter75 ep.
2015Portillo's State SecretsSelf - Host10 ep.
2014Railways of the Great War with Michael PortilloSelf - Presenter5 ep.
2012Great Continental Railway JourneysSelf - Presenter76 ep.
2011Perspectives1 ep.
2010Great British Railway JourneysSelf - Presenter290 ep.
2009Christianity: A HistorySelf8 ep.
2008The Supersizers...Participant1 ep.
2007The Verdict4 ep.
2004This World12 ep.
2003The Terry and Gaby Show1 ep.
2003This WeekSelf - Panelist583 ep.
2002Great BritonsSelf1 ep.
1994The Day TodaySelf (archive footage)1 ep.
1993The Big Story1 ep.
1983Natural World1 ep.
1980Great Railway JourneysSelf - Presenter1 ep.
1979Question TimeSelf - Panellist8 ep.
—200 Years of The RailwaysMichael1 ep.

Behind the camera

2019Great Australian Railway JourneysPresenter6 ep.
2019Portillo: The Trouble with the ToriesWriter2 ep.
2010Great British Railway JourneysPresenter290 ep.
2009Christianity: A HistoryWriter8 ep.
1980Great Railway JourneysWriter1 ep.

Guest appearances

2025The One ShowSelf1 ep.
1993Question TimeSelf - Panellist8 ep.
2019Portillo: The Trouble with the ToriesPresenter2 ep.
2013Perspectives1 ep.
2009The Supersizers...Participant1 ep.
2006Natural World1 ep.
2004ParkinsonSelf1 ep.
2003The Terry and Gaby Show1 ep.
2002Great BritonsSelf1 ep.
1999Great Railway JourneysSelf - Presenter1 ep.
1994The Day TodaySelf (archive footage)1 ep.
1993The Big Story1 ep.