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
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TV
The Day Today
1994
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TV
Natural World
1983
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TV
The One Show
2006
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TV
Great British Railway Journeys
2010
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TV
Question Time
1979
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TV
Great Continental Railway Journeys
2012
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TV
Great Australian Railway Journeys
2019
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TV
Great Coastal Railway Journeys
2022
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TV
This Week
2003
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TV
Great Indian Railway Journeys
2018
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TV
The Supersizers...
2008
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TV
Great Asian Railway Journeys
2020
Filmography(52)
52 titles across Movies & TV
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TV
Great Central Asian Railway Journeys
2026
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TV
Great Korean Railway Journeys
2026
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TV
Michael Portillo in Stockholm
2026
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TV
Great Japanese Railway Journeys
2026
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TV
Spain with Michael Portillo
2026
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TV
Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways
2025
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TV
Portugal with Michael Portillo
2025
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TV
Prague with Michael Portillo
2024
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TV
Madrid with Michael Portillo
2024
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TV
Michael Portillo's Long Weekends
2024
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TV
Portillo's Andalucia
2023
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Movie
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
2023
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TV
The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo
2022
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TV
Great Coastal Railway Journeys
2022
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TV
Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo
2021
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Movie
Partition, 1921
2021
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TV
Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence
